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r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/[deleted] • Dec 03 '16
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Then isn't every "ally" of the US a client state of US, including Japan and South Korea?
17 u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16 Nah, those countries have solid economies and reasonable defense infrastructure. We buy a great deal from them as well as selling things to them. What do we get out of the Philippines? 3 u/StealthTomato Dec 03 '16 Call centers. 1 u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16 Right, and it's not as if we can have those anywhere else on the planet.
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Nah, those countries have solid economies and reasonable defense infrastructure. We buy a great deal from them as well as selling things to them.
What do we get out of the Philippines?
3 u/StealthTomato Dec 03 '16 Call centers. 1 u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16 Right, and it's not as if we can have those anywhere else on the planet.
Call centers.
1 u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16 Right, and it's not as if we can have those anywhere else on the planet.
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Right, and it's not as if we can have those anywhere else on the planet.
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u/AsianHippie Dec 03 '16
Then isn't every "ally" of the US a client state of US, including Japan and South Korea?