I understood the example, but speaking in generalizations at this point. I would note that the US struggled to produce rubber in the Phillipines, so they didn'

I understood the example, but speaking in generalizations at this point. I would note that the US struggled to produce rubber in the Phillipines, so they didn't exactly get that out of the occupation: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/philippines/1926-07-01/rubber-and-philippines https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/philippines/1926-07-...