“It would be apportioned differently than that and I don’t think the Muslim south wants to be a part of the USA, either.”
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Muslim south? I think you overestimate their influence.
They have a very small autonomous region in the far west of Mindanao, as their presence goes back to the 15th century. I do not know if I have seen a single Muzie since moving here, but one of my “dogs in a manger” FR guys can’t wait for one to row his canoe all the way to Cebu and cut my head off, haha.
The ones that accuse you of “abandoning the good fight” here in the land of the big PX?