Jigga-what!?!? That's odd. I kind of thought that whole Spanish-American war thing gave us control of the Phillipines, not the Japanese (until they invaded it). I may not be an expert on Phillipine history, but I know that hostilities with Japan did NOT start b/c of some Japanese occupation of the Phillipines. That was after the war with the US was on. I think also the main resource that was of concern to the Japanese was not iron ore, but rather oil. If I recall correctly, this was an embargo they were threatened with before Pearl Harbor, and a prospect that really scared the hell out of them...Originally Posted by Vesh