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2010-05-29 China-Japan-Koreas

Japan and US seal controversial deal over Okinawa

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Posted by Steve White 2010-05-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 The military have been a permanent presence in Japan's southernmost subtropical region since the end of the Second World War

Actually, since 1 April 1945. The war with Japan and WWII would end in August 1945.

It confirmed that the Futenma airbase at the heart of the dispute would be moved,

How about just closing it and bring the boys home. Way past time to look to your own defense.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-05-29 00:33|| 2010-05-29 00:33|| Front Page Top

#2 The greatest single issue of the FUTENMA BASE CONTROVERSY comes down to PUTTING EARLY 20th CENTURY + WW2 IN THE PAST, + US-INTERNAT TRUST OF JAPAN BEING ALLLOWED TO RE-ARM WID STRATEGIC NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

Tokyo broadly desires to keep US bases around until such time Japan is formally allowed in international treatise to dev and posses indigenous StratWeapons espec Nukes, which the US indirectly likes becuz it allows the US to focus on SPACE EXPLORATION + COLONIZATION FUTIRST PROJECTS..

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-05-29 01:49|| 2010-05-29 01:49|| Front Page Top

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