There are alot of events in this world that are claimed...erm
ILLEGAL. Name me one country of great influence to Singapore that
did not ever get itself involve in something, the other country
claim illegal. IMHO, Very few and if not, none.
On our foreign policy, we cant be neutral and act dumb forever and
it is always in our interest to take the side which goes in line
with our pursues. So are we puppets? Yes to a certain extent we are
puppets of someone, but for our own interest do we have a
choice?
Thinking about it, even the mighty US also cant escape the puppet
game...hosted by you know who.