We should annex or exercise greater control over the old pacific trust territories

I will not dispute the history my opponent has presented. However, I will dispute Pro's other points."Military Defense: Under the compact of free association, the United States were given full military control over these nations. The US is fully responsible and have full control over any military related action that needs to take place. I feel that the US got the bad end of the stick with the compact of free association. I feel that if the US is already taking all this responsibility, then the US should have a little more influence on how they run themselves."The United States would have to take on more responsibility by annexing these nations. It is one thing to manage defense. The United States already manages the defenses of several nations in the Asia Pacific region. Most notably, Japan, where the United States has over 20 military bases[1]. Offering security to a nation is not enough reason to annex it. The United States does not control the Japanese Diet, the Congress of the Philippines, or the South Korean National Assembly. But the United States has multiple military installations and bases within those countries.[1]http://militarybases.com..."Economic Ties: The Micronesian nations are strongly linked to the US. A huge chunk of there income comes from the united states military. They are already using the US dollar and they receive tons of economic aid from the US. They have a inseparable link to the US economy and should be brought in further to the fold. By joining the US, they can be relieved of some of the economic pressure facing these country's, and the US can protect it's investments better by having some control over the islands."The United States would be required to invest more in the Micronesian nations according to this scenario. That means the United States will be held liable for all risks that these countries have currently and will have. When these countries suffer economic losses, the United States too will incur this loss. According to the CIA Factbook, the Micronesian nations are dependent on U.S. aid[2]. The Micronesian nations currently take in a $1.3 billion grant from the United States. That is not a sign that the United States should annex these countries. It is better if the United States were not responsible for these nations any further. It would only mean a loss in the long term according to the history of the Micronesian nations.[2]http://www.ciaworldfactbook.us...The economic ties with the Micronesian nations is inconsequential compared to other countries in the Asian Pacific. Such as Japan and the Philippines. Out of all Asia Pacific countries, the Philippines is given the most foreign aid and has the strongest mutual relationship with the United States[3].[3]http://www.state.gov..."Very little influence on the economic stage: These Nations have almost no influence on the world stage. All three country's have less then 200,000 people combined. They don't have there own military, and there economy's are based off of selling fish to countries that already are rich in fish. There influence would increase greatly if they were organized territories of a major superpower. "The influence of these countries would grow if the United States annexed them. But what would the United States gain from such an agreement? "They would still be able to govern themselves: Currently the US territory of Puerto Rico is able to govern itself, like all other US territories. The Micronesian nations would still be able to govern and represent themselves, but they would also gain the perks of being a part of a superpower. They might even be able to get a non voting member in congress."What evidence is there showing that there would be a celebration from such an annexation? Even in Puerto Rico terrorism and guerrilla activities have taken place[4]. Let us not forget a there would be more armed resistance from these Micronesian nations because they already govern themselves. Conflict and armed disputes would develop as the result of U.S. annexation. [4]http://www.trackingterrorism.org...