Which best describes the meaning of MacArthur's statement?
Read the quote from Allied Commander Douglas
MacArthur as he left the Philippines.
The President of the United States ordered me to
break through the Japanese lines. ... I came through,
and I shall return.
The US has been forced to retreat from the
Philippines but will take it back from Japan.
The US has defeated Japan in the Philippines but
must leave to fight elsewhere.
The US has freed the Philippines from Japan but
later lost control of the territory.
O The US has failed to take back the Philippines but
will defeat Japan elsewhere.