Philippines, Friend or Foe?

We, the United States of America have been spending tens of millions of dollars on foreign aid to the Philippines. Now it seems they offered and PAID six million dollars as ransom for the hostage held by terrorists in Iraq. When that payment failed to assure the release of their hostage, they agreed to and are pulling out their fifty some humanitarian aid workers. I do not want this poor man to die, but in funding the terrorists while accepting our foreign aid and support of our military in the Philippines is truly stabbing us in the back. With friends and allies like this, we don't need enemies. Perhaps we should bring our military home since they could be sent to Iraq to help fight the terrorists. Perhaps we should cut off the economic aid since they have millions of dollars to spend to support the terrorists. Our treaty of mutual protection has been broken by the Philippine government. Bring our troops and money home and spend it where it might effect more change.