Answer:
Tʜᴇ U.S ʙᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ Pʜɪʟɪᴘᴘɪɴᴇs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ Aᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴs ᴡʜᴏ ᴀᴅᴠᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴɴᴇxᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴇᴠɪɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴠᴀʀɪᴇᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴs: ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇʀᴄɪᴀʟ ᴏᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴛɪᴇs ɪɴ Asɪᴀ, ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ Fɪʟɪᴘɪɴᴏs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɪɴᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ sᴇʟғ-ʀᴜʟᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ғᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ Uɴɪᴛᴇᴅ Sᴛᴀᴛᴇs ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪsʟᴀɴᴅs, ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ (sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs Gᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏʀ Jᴀᴘᴀɴ) ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ᴅᴏ sᴏ.
Hᴏᴘᴇ ɪᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘs ._.
