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Could US Have Bypassed Philippines in 1944?
After the end of the Marianas campaign could the US have skipped the Philippines and headed straight for the Volcano and Ryukyu Islands? Would this move be logistically possible or did the Philippines have to be secured first? Could this move have brought an end to the war much earlier?
Per this ATL we have the Battle of Iwo Jima in October-November 1944 instead of February-March 1945. The defenses on Iwo Jima would be incomplete at this point and it could have saved alot of American lives. This would be in addition to all the Americans who would not die retaking the Philippines.