Message 39 of 52 in the Usenet group SOC.CULTURE.FILIPINO Subject thread: Great plan to help Philippines
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From: "Manong H2" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Great plan to help Philippines
Date: 23 Sep 1999 00:00:00 GMT
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True, but I believe the Philippines was also under the threat of Communism from World War II onward. . . and the U.S. didn't seem to do anything except support an almost fascist dictator who said one thing and did another.
- Manong H2
skyrider wrote in message ...
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>Manong H2 <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Hey, pare. . . there was a subtle message I was trying to convey. What you said wasn't it. - Manong H2
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>Not being subtle, I believe the angle on the Marshall plan etc was that those nations were ripe for communist (including Japan), and it was thought that "an ounce of prevention was worth a pound of cure."
>Regards,
>Gary