[metmom]

Was that when that volcano, Mt. Pinatubo, blew? I saw a documentary on that and it was pretty bad. Phillipines also kicked us out, right? Or was this simply a Clinton compromising our military maneuver?

[Darksheare]

I think Clinton closed the base, and had a small token 'janitor crew' left there, and then the volcano erupted.

Not sure I recall the timing correctly, but the two events were pretty close.

And the Phillipines were upset with us being there.

If the events weren't sequential, they were at least contemporaneous within a few months.