Because a volcano destroyed the bases. Not because the Philippines forced the US to leave. Edit: And so what if bases are easy to rebuild? I'm talking about th

Because a volcano destroyed the bases. Not because the Philippines forced the US to leave. Edit: And so what if bases are easy to rebuild? I'm talking about the politics of the matter. The US didn't want to spend money on rebuilding the base, so they didn't. The decision had nothing to do with the Philippines government. Which is my whole point. The Philippines government couldn't have kicked the US bases out if they wanted to.