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Old 03-07-2005, 10:06 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sob
That would be the point I was making. How "imperialistic" of us was it to grant them independence? Not to mention that we closed our bases there when they didn't desire our presence anymore.
How much are the Phillipines worth to the U.S. versus what we have to spend on them? It was cost effective to let them go. Nothing more, nothing less.
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