Aquino’s approach to the negotiations reflected his recognition that the MILF had twice used peace talks – once brokered by Libya’s Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi – as a cynical ploy to buy time to regroup and raise funds (including from Al Qaeda). With freshly restocked arsenals, they would relaunch their campaign to seize Mindanao by force.
阿基诺三世在谈判中所采取的方针反映出他对MILF的清醒认识——MILF两次利用和平谈判的机会——其中一次是由利比亚的卡扎菲撮合的——获得喘息，重新组织人手和筹集资金（包括来自基地组织的资金），接着再凭借重新获得的武装重新试图武力夺取棉兰老岛。