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2009-09-17 China-Japan-Koreas

Japan PM vows change in 'US partnership'

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Posted by Fred 2009-09-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 No problem. Don't stand near the exit Yuki or you might get run over.

U.S., Japan discuss shake-up of fighter jets

U.S. and Japanese officials have discussed the possibility of withdrawing U.S. fighter jets from Japan, U.S. military officials confirmed Monday.

Kyodo News Agency reported over the weekend that the U.S. government had broached the subject of removing all F-16s from Misawa Air Base in mainland Japan and some (actually all) of its F-15s from Kadena Air Base on Okinawa.

The United States has about 40 F-16s at Misawa and more than 50 F-15s at Kadena, spokeswomen said Monday. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force has more than 200 fighter jets, according to the ministry of defense spokeswoman.

Posted by ed 2009-09-17 07:17|| 2009-09-17 07:17|| Front Page Top

#2 China hates you, when china blows the shit out of your small island who you gonna cry to with the US gone?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-09-17 12:35|| 2009-09-17 12:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Japan enjoys the US buying their stuff. Japan enjoys the US playing the part of bad cop in the region. Japan likes military paychecks and base supplies purchased locally by Americans based in Japan.

Japan can speak frankly, but not without some kind of fallout.

Posted by rjschwarz 2009-09-17 15:34|| 2009-09-17 15:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Maybe he'll get a secret deal with the Venusians.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839">AlmostAnonymous5839 2009-09-17 21:03|| 2009-09-17 21:03|| Front Page Top

#5 I hear the NorKs are looking for friends - and they have a big army....

Yeah, Hatoyama, that's the ticket.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-09-17 21:21|| 2009-09-17 21:21|| Front Page Top

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