Well, that was a big fat failure, I would have to say…
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Ave Marie Garcia says she hopes the growing alliance with the US doesn’t change her home
That article weirdly omits the part about how the Philippines were forcibly annexed by the U.S. for almost fifty years—which is where the “alliance” comes from—and which has already changed the country … quite a bit 
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And…
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They don’t have a day of peace in this country.
ETA
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So nukes…
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A human malfuction in this case:
The fire that started on the Bonhomme Richard in San Diego Bay on 12 July 2020 began in the amphibious assault ship’s lower vehicle deck and within two hours had spread out of control. It burned for nearly five days, leaving more than 60 sailors and civilians with heat exhaustion, smoke inhalation and other minor injuries.
The flames also inflicted extensive structural, electrical and mechanical damage to the Bonhomme Richard, and the $1.2bn ship was scrapped, capping off the worst non-combat US military warship fire that many could remember.
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