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| USA is a Pacific nation, says Obama | ||
| 2009-11-13 | ||
| US President Barack Obama, starting an Asia tour in Tokyo today, stressed his country's commitment to its long-term ally Japan and said that the United States is a Pacific Rim nation. "The alliance between the United States and Japan is a foundation for security and prosperity, not just for our two countries, but for the Asian-Pacific region," said Mr Obama in a Tokyo press conference. After meeting centre-left Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who took power two months ago, Mr Obama said "our alliance will endure and our efforts will be focused on revitalising that friendship so that it's even stronger and more successful in meeting the challenges of the 21st century". Mr Obama, who at the weekend meets leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum before travelling to China and South Korea, stressed that the United States sees itself as part of the region. "Throughout my trip and throughout my presidency I intend to make clear that the United States is a Pacific nation and we will be deepening our engagement in this part of the world," he said.
Mr Obama said he and Hatoyama had agreed to work together toward a nuclear-weapons-free world. Asked whether he would want to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the cities bombed by the United States in World War II, he said: "I certainly would be honoured, it would be meaningful for me to visit those two cities in the future. "I don't have immediate travel plans, but it's something that would be meaningful to me."
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| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 ION "SEA OF GLASS/PEACE" = PACIFIC, WMF > CHINA'S "STORM-II" HEAVY ICBMS TO BEGIN SERVICE IN 2012. HAINAN ISLAND "STORM-II" ICBM BASE TO BREAK US CONTAINMENT OF CHINA.; + CCTV "FACE TO FACE" SHOW: CHINA'S AIRFORCE IN 60 YEARS: PLAAF'S JF-14 FOURTH-GENERATION STEALTH FIGHTER TO BREAK THE GEOPOL BALANCE OF FORCES IN ASIA-PACIFIC IN FAVOR OF CHINA AND ASIA; + JAPANESE MEDIAS: GROWING SOPHISTICATION OF CHINA'S ARMED FORCES CONTINUES TO SURPRISE COLLAPSING JAPAN. versus PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > BBC: US SUPERPOWER STATUS IS SHAKEN. Also, I could be mistaken but IIRC TOPIX? > ARTIC denoted that OKINAWA BASE CONTROVERSY THREATENS DESTABILZ OR LOSS OF VITAL US STRATEGIC POSITION IN ASIA-PACIFIC VIA WEAKENING = DE-PRIORITIZATION OF US MILFORS IN HAWAII STATE, vee USDOD-Navy Officios??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-11-13 22:05 |
| #4 Barry badly needs an encyclopedia read to him, By an adult. Pacific means "Peaceful" which is a misnomer, the Pacific is home to the worst storms on Earth, The Pacific Cyclone (Hurricane) and it's all because of the huge expanses of uninterrupted water's (No mountain Chain to break up winds) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-11-13 12:43 |
| #3 I'm fairly certain the Japanese know this, mr. president, but it is nice of you noticed. I'm tiring of these obvious statement followed by string-together-buzzword speeches. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-11-13 12:18 |
| #2 He looked at a map and figured that out all by himself, he did. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-11-13 12:17 |
| #1 Well, for once he's right: the US IS a Pacific nation. And an Atlantic nation, and an Arctic nation, and for that matter a Gulf of Mexican and Caribbean nation. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-11-13 11:50 |