The underlined text in the related excerpt means that The Philippines will cost a lot of money.
When the U.S. wanted to take over the Philippines:
The reason Andrew Carnegie was against the acquisition was that he believed that the U.S. would have to spend a lot of money on the defense of the islands from other hostile forces.
In conclusion, the option A is correct.
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