[dfwgator]

So we don’t owe them a damn thing.

[bert]

——So we don’t owe them a damn thing.-—

Well perhaps. The Philippines was a US territory. They lost many while being our ally during WW II. The US Navy was a prime source of Philippine jobs for many many years. They are still our ally.

There is more to life and national interest than $$$

For instance, this week, maybe yesterday, we entered an agreement with Vietnam that will allow us to have our Navy at I think Cam Ranh Bay. With the reestablishment at Subic and Cubi Point we have another base of operations.

With these two strong points, we can reassert the freedom of the South China Sea trade lanes. We have effectively flanked Chinese expansion.

Now back to the Philippines. We have several FReepers that actually live there. I have worked with many Philippine engineers and never heard a bad word about America. Supporting a friend is never a bad idea

Isolationists are a bane of conservatism