No, I didn't get the quote wrong:
Today is Dec 8 in the Philippines, and for us, it is the day that the Japanese attacked Manila.
MacArthur was expecting an attack, which is why he asked for the New Mexico Nat Guard unit to man anti aircraft units. That unit by the way was multicultural before multiculturalism became PC, with Navajos, Apaches, Mexican Americans, cowboys, miners, etc.
They joined the local Philippines Scouts, and both groups fought well, and many ended up as POWs after the Bataan Death march.
American films rarely remember the Philippine people in their history books, alas. But although most locals don't want to be seen as obeying the USA, and often see themselves as an ant caught between the fight of two elephants, nevertheless, Americans are popular, whereas China is seen as an aggressor, and there is a lot of dislike on a personal level of the local Chinese population (who are seen as monopolizing the economy).
China's continued aggression in the West Philippine sea doesn't help this attitude:
Something to remember the next time people complain that the US should let China take over the West Philippine sea and not help the Philippines oppose their aggression.
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