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Japanese PM warns Barak against attacking Iran
Yoshihiko Noda tells defense minister that military action would be dangerous and could escalate standoff between Iran, West.
Not to mention cutting off Japan's oil supply.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda warned Defense Minister Ehud Barak against attacking Iran in a meeting held in Tokyo Wednesday.

Barak visited Japan following a week-long tour of Asia, including stops in Singapore and Thailand.

During the meeting, Noda told Barak that military action would be dangerous and could escalate the stand-off between Iran and the West, a Japanese news agency reported.
Silly man! Japan is in the Far East, Israel is in the Middle East. Do they not teach geography in Japan anymore?
Barak asked Noda to step up Japan's efforts to reduce oil imports from Iran.

"Iran ordered the execution over the past few days of a series of terrorist attacks that again demonstrate the danger this regime poses to global stability," Barak said.

Barak will remain in Japan until Sunday.
The consequences of unilateral attack are still fresh in the minds of many older Japanese. They probably mean it as a friendly caution, although the tone is somewhat condescending. I reckon we should just take it for what it's worth.
Posted by: trailing wife 2012-02-16
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=339190