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2016-02-22 China-Japan-Koreas

Thousands in Japan rally against U.S. base on Okinawa

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Posted by Steve White 2016-02-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Sayonara. You deal with the Chinese expansionism on your own. Wait till you host thousands of Chinese troops and military on Okinawa.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-02-22 00:06|| 2016-02-22 00:06|| Front Page Top

#2 This fight is so old. It's a waste of time to constantly have to mobilize.

Make up your damn minds, Japan.

Posted by newc 2016-02-22 00:35|| 2016-02-22 00:35|| Front Page Top

#3 I wonder if the Okinawans would rather host the Chinese First Manchurian Memorial Army Corps? Many fond legacy memories there ...

And yes, I invented that particular unit name.

Posted by Lone Ranger 2016-02-22 00:46|| 2016-02-22 00:46|| Front Page Top

#4 ...In fairness, I'd point out that this protest took place some distance from Okinawa, and I doubt there were many native Okinawans in said protest. Most Okinawans know exactly what would happen if the US bailed, and so does the Japanese Government.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2016-02-22 05:04|| 2016-02-22 05:04|| Front Page Top

#5 "Yellow lives Matter!"

Posted by Skidmark 2016-02-22 09:22|| 2016-02-22 09:22|| Front Page Top

#6 They were protesting in 1968 when I was in Okinawa.That's where I got my OJT in riot control.

Posted by OCCD 2016-02-22 09:40|| 2016-02-22 09:40|| Front Page Top

#7 28,000 is a good number. Perhaps the Japanese government should put it to a vote in Okinawa and have them put their opinion down in black and white. Hopefully that'll shut folks up about US imperialism or signal that it's time for the US to step back.

Posted by rjschwarz 2016-02-22 14:30|| 2016-02-22 14:30|| Front Page Top

#8 If Uncle Sam withdrew from every base that was the subject of organized protests, NATO would have been disbanded a long time ago. Japan is a nation of over 100m people. 28K protestors are a drop in the ocean.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2016-02-22 16:52|| 2016-02-22 16:52|| Front Page Top

#9 This has become a traditional Japanese activity, like viewing the cherry blossoms or watching the moon rise.

Posted by SteveS 2016-02-22 17:10|| 2016-02-22 17:10|| Front Page Top

#10 It's not the protestors per se. It's the local politicians who play it safe by saying nothing or issuing 'soothing' words. I've yet to hear a major leader say publicly - "Are you out of your f*****g minds?"

Yet they expect us to die for their defense. Sorry, but there's a lot of us who are tired of that old game.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-02-22 18:42|| 2016-02-22 18:42|| Front Page Top

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