Agreement with the Philippines

Territory disputes are a problem between the countries of China and the Philippines and the United States is a huge ally with the Philippine government. Even though we are huge market sharers with the Chinese we still do not want to help them financially and defiantly not militarily. An agreement between the United States and the Philippines has stated that the number of American troops in the Philippines will rise and will stay like that for the next ten years, according to FOX News. With China being a huge industrial power that makes a lot of the United States’ goods this could lead to some problems. Also, this contradicts what Secretary of State, John Kerry, has said about the size of our overall military and this will lead to more troops.

                China is a huge producer of clothes and electronics for the United States. No matter where you go to buy clothes the tag will say “Made in China” and all iPhones are assembled in China. This agreement with the Philippines could hurt some relations with the industrial powerhouse. China has become more aggressive in Eastern Asia and has led to many disputes over land especially in the Philippines which makes up almost 10,000 islands. The Philippine Army is neither big enough nor strong enough to take on the Chinese government. This is where the United States comes into play. With China being a communist country we as a whole do not want them spreading and we want to keep them in one place. The United States has been allies with the Philippines for decades and this is why we are helping them out. It will strengthen their country and help protect them from the Chinese if anything were to happen militarily.

                The only problem I have with this agreement is that there are other places we could have our troops at this time. The Russian Army is being way more aggressive against the Ukrainian Army and we have showed no sign of aggression by the United States. At this time these situations should be dealt with first before we make agreements with other countries. Also, it contradicts what John Kerry has said about the size of our military and that it needs to be reduced. This could lead to an influx of soldiers being sent to the Philippines therefore defeating the purpose of reducing our army. Reducing our Army in the first place could be dangerous not only for the United States but for the entire world. Many countries rely of the U.S to look after them and reducing the size could affect that.

                Even though there are some upsides to provide more troops for the Philippines other issues have to be addressed. As long as China does not hurt any people are try to invade any part of the island nation we should worry about other problems that remain especially in Eastern Europe. Only time will tell if anything will change and the rest of the world relies of the United states to “police” the world and make sure everything is kept in check.