The American commander in Asia who famously said, 'I came through and I shall return' was Douglas MacArthur. The speech was given in Australia after his escape from the Philippines.
The American Commander was Douglas MacArthur said that. He was forced to avoid capture by the Japanese so he retreated from the islands. He would later make good his promise when later in the war he did return.
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After the Philippine-American War, the US governed the Philippines as a US possession. As it had promised to do before the war, after World War 2 the US granted independence to the Philippines.
After the Philippine-American War, the US governed the Philippines as a US possession. As it had promised to do before the war, after World War 2 the US granted independence to the Philippines.
After the Philippine-American War, the US governed the Philippines as a US possession. As it had promised to do before the war, after World War 2 the US granted independence to the Philippines.
After the Philippine-American War, the US governed the Philippines as a US possession. As it had promised to do before the war, after World War 2 the US granted independence to the Philippines.
After the Philippine-American War, the US governed the Philippines as a US possession. As it had promised to do before the war, after World War 2 the US granted independence to the Philippines.
After the Philippine-American War, the US governed the Philippines as a US possession. As it had promised to do before the war, after World War 2 the US granted independence to the Philippines.
After the Philippine-American War, the US governed the Philippines as a US possession. As it had promised to do before the war, after World War 2 the US granted independence to the Philippines.
After the Philippine-American War, the US governed the Philippines as a US possession. As it had promised to do before the war, after World War 2 the US granted independence to the Philippines.
After the Philippine-American War, the US governed the Philippines as a US possession. As it had promised to do before the war, after World War 2 the US granted independence to the Philippines.
When Japan pushed the US into WW2, the Philippines were an American territory, although they had been promised independence for 1946. MacArthur had promised to return and the thought of leaving an American territory under the conqueror without directly taking it back was politically unpalatable. So the Us strategy was to approach Japan from two directions, one of them being through the Philippines.