The Philippine American War

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The Philippine American War 1899- a small,
but peculiarly trying and difficult
war. Theodore Roosevelt
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In all three conflicts, US officials predicted
easy victories, underestimated guerilla forces
and, arrogantly assuming their objectives, were
universally shared, were shocked when US troops
were not greeted as liberators.
Philippine-American War
War in Iraq
Vietnam War
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Mark Twain
History Doesnt Repeat Itself, but it does
Rhyme.
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Civilization Begins At Home
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Uplift and civilize and Christianize them, and
by Gods grace do the very best we could by them,
as our fellow-men for whom Christ also died.
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Benevolent Assimilation White Mans Burden?
These are big children who must be treated as
little children. Nation Magazine
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The Filipino people, taken as a body, are
children, and childlike, do not know what is best
for themby the very fact of our superiority of
civilization and our greater capacity for
industrial activity, we are bound to exercise
over them a profound influence.
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In my opinion, these people are far superior in
their intelligence and more capable of
self-government than the native of Cuba.
George Dewey -
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Early Filipino Independence Flag
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not
for themselves Abraham Lincoln
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Emilio Aguinaldo
The Great American Nation is the cradle of
liberty, and therefore a friend of our people.
General Merritt Aguinaldo..is honest, sincere,
poor, a natural leader of men, has considerable
shrewdness and abilityundoubtedly highly
respected by all.
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In bolo fights the American dead were inevitably
mutilated .a situation which the War department
was quick to capitalize on as evidence of the
savagery of the Filipino guerillas, thus
justifying all manner of retaliatory slaughter.
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This is not war! It is simply massacre and
murderous butchery British witness
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Goal Find the Leader of the Insurrection!!
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The so-called Filipino Republic is
Destroyed! Arthur MacArther 1899 (three years
before OFFICIAL end of war, a decade before
things quiet down.
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Smith Kill everyone under ten
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George Bush William McKinley is my favorite
President I wonder why??
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Karl Rove Mark Hanna Connection
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Mark Twains American Flag
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Spanish-American War El Disastre
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• Lessons Learned?
• (lets start the list)
• Asian Wars are expensive
• 126,000 troops deployed
• 4 times more soldiers than in Spanish-American
  War
• 2800 engagements
• 600 million
• 4234 killed
• 2812 wounded
• 16,000 insurgents killed
• civilians??? 200,000? Million?

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In all three conflicts, US officials predicted
easy victories, underestimated guerilla forces
and, arrogantly assuming their objectives, were
universally shared, were shocked when US troops
were not greeted as liberators.
Philippine-American War
War in Iraq
Vietnam War