To Make War, Presidents Lie

by Robert Higgs

In 1898, President William McKinley, having been goaded by muscle-flexing advisers and jingoistic journalists to make war on Spain, sought divine guidance as to how he should deal with the Spanish possessions, especially the Philippines, that US forces had seized in what ambassador John Hay famously described as a "splendid little war." Evidently, his prayer was answered, because the president later reported that he had heard "the voice of God," and "there was nothing left for us to do but take them all and educate the Filipinos, and uplift and Christianize them."

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General was Veteran of Four US Wars

Baltimore Sun - United States

In 1899, Bisbee was sent during the Philippine Insurrection to serve with Gen. Arthur MacArthur Jr., a Civil War Army officer and the father of World War II ...

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Veteran's Organizations Just Don't Plan Parades

By Burkeman1(Burkeman1)

I guess it is only fitting that the VFW backs this murderous civilian killing war as it was founded by the veterans of the Philippines insurrection after the Spanish American War. The veterans of that conflict managed to kill some 20 ...

VFS, American Legion Back Iraq War

Boston Globe - United States

Established in 1899 by veterans of the Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection, the VFW has 2.4 million members and 8400 posts worldwide. ...

Teddy Roosevelt only spoke softly? Check your history

Remember the Philippines. TR did win the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the end of the Russo-Japanese War. But Professor Rauchway conveniently forgets that, throughout his presidency, Roosevelt had U.S. troops fighting a nasty insurrection in the Philippines.

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Cagayan de Oro

On January 10, 1899, Cagayan de Misamis celebrated its independence from Spain and joined the Filipino government of Emilio Aguinaldo. It was the second time the Aguinaldo government was declared and the new Philippine flag raised in ...

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Reading List, a Midsummer Update

David Silbey’s “A War of Frontier and Empire: The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902.”

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There's the Rub

INQ7.net - Philippines

Third was Jose Abad Santos, fourth was Andres Bonifacio, and the rest included Emilio Aguinaldo and Apolinario Mabini. One is that overseas Filipinos are so ...

Theodore and the Modern Presidency

By gunnyg

Shortly after the warâEURO(tm)s conclusion, when it became apparent that the United States had no intention of granting independence to the islands, guerrilla warfare broke out, spearheaded by Emilio Aguinaldo, the head of the rebels. ...

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