Celso Camargo

Celso Camargo — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

You are absolutely right. The U.S. Navy has one objective: intimidation. The same thing is happening is South America (curiously after Brazil discovered 90 billion barrels of oil).

Celso Camargo

Celso Camargo — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

*oil reserves

Grace Calderon

Grace Calderon — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The Philippines was a major port of call of the Pacific fleet for many years (Subic Naval Base and Clark Air Base) until the Philippine Senate gave them the boot in the early 1990s.

The U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay was a major ship-repair, supply, and rest and recreation facility of the United States Navy in the Philippines (1947-1992). It was the largest U.S. Navy installation in the Pacific and was the largest overseas military installation of the United States Armed Forces after Clark Air Base (also in the Philippines) was closed in 1991.

These bases were instrumental and strategic in the US military campaign during the Vietnam War. They were also a cause of utter concern for safety of the Philippines, as the country was a potential target of US enemies, especially during the Cold War.

When the Philippines booted out these US bases, the Pacific fleet was homeless in the Pacific, save for their Diego Garcia Island base in the Indian Ocean.

When the US Navy left the Philippines, it was a huge relief since their presence gave rise to the proliferation of red light districts, STD, tons of toxic waste, tons of e-waste, etc.

But oh yes, there are some things we should be grateful for: employment and loads of chocolates.

Zach P

Zach P — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Yeah, it’s a tough trade-off in Japan too. Granted, a troop presence boosts the local economy, but at what cost for the people who already lived there?

I don’t buy it.

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