“The Phillipines ran us out of Clark and Subic.”
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That is much ado about nothing. There was a mutual agreement to end the US lease. The base area has been converted into an international trade zone. The Philippines does not despise America. Many Americans retire in the Philippines. I am one of them.
http://nationaltimes.com.vn/report/philippines-welcomes-the-americans-back-to-subic-bay-118516.html
“...The Philippine government last month also said it was drafting a plan allowing joint use of its bases with the United States and Japan, another country that is separately locked in a bitter sea dispute with China...”