[American Constitutionalist]

Plenty of natural resources on land and in the water in the Philippines maybe the US could make the Philippines the 51st state.
Yeah, I know, what about all the poor people who will be living on the government dole.
Make them the 51st state with certain limitations.
It would make a perfect strategic spot to counter China and take advantage of growing economic advantages being in Asia.

[2ndDivisionVet]

The Philippines Should Become The 51st State
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1349175/posts

Should the Philippines consider becoming a state of the Union?
http://getrealphilippines.com/blog/2012/11/should-the-philippines-consider-becoming-a-state-of-the-union/

[kearnyirish2]

“Make them the 51st state with certain limitations.”

They want independence, and as a Catholic I’d prefer they had it. Spain warned them when they wanted independence from Spain that the US would not put the Church in the same position Spain had, and they were right. We are a Protestant (officially atheist) country.

“It would make a perfect strategic spot to counter China and take advantage of growing economic advantages being in Asia.”

When will we stop pretending we didn’t make Red China the powerhouse that it is, and continue to do so? If Red China is really an enemy (and as a Catholic I believe they are), then why don’t we stop building their infrastructure and training their students/spies?