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Probably not. But if the US had granted the Philippines immediate independence, there is little reason to believe they would have remained independent for long. Britain, Japan and Germany were all watching with great and greedy interest to see of the US would leave such a ripe and juicy plum as the Philippines lying on the table. All of these were openly "Empires" and in the business of expanding their respective Empires at every opportunity. US leadership was well aware of this state of affairs and the desirability of the Philippines to the Empires, and this was a major factor in the course the US followed.

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Probably not. But if the US had granted the Philippines immediate independence, there is little reason to believe they would have remained independent for long. Britain, Japan and Germany were all watching with great and greedy interest to see of the US would leave such a ripe and juicy plum as the Philippines lying on the table. All of these were openly "Empires" and in the business of expanding their respective Empires at every opportunity. US leadership was well aware of this state of affairs and the desirability of the Philippines to the Empires, and this was a major factor in the course the US followed.

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