Chapter 536: The Reaction of Americans

The day after the Philippines declared independence, the United States immediately held a press conference, declaring President Wilson's tough stance and demonstrating their determination to struggle against all opposing forces.

Of course, the United States did not describe the crisis in the Philippines as a war. The U.S. government claimed that it was a rebellion by a portion of the population in the Philippines, an unrecognized anti-government armed revolution, rather than a so-called war.

In order to protect American citizens in the Philippines, the United States loudly announced that they would use their fleet in the Philippines to protect the safety of Americans, while also deploying two divisions to suppress the rebellion in the Philippines.

Why did they choose to use the fleet in the Philippines to protect the Americans in the Philippines rather than mobilizing a more powerful army from their homeland?

This question is easy to understand.