pathat said...

pathat at 10:18 AM JST - 7th November

"well since japan's gotten a free ride for 65 years, it seems fair"

To be fair, it hasn't been a free ride since at least the Carter administration, with Japan footing part of the costs for the U.S. forces in Japan through the so-called "sympathy budget", although a significant part…

Posted in U.S. Senate cuts budget for moving Marines from Okinawa to Guam by 70% at 10:18 AM JST - 7th November
pathat at 09:49 AM JST - 7th November

"His anger was noted by a classmate, who said Hasan “viewed the war against terror” as a “war against Islam."

So then he should have resigned his commission at the earliest allowable date and returned to civilian life.

He reportedly served 8 years as an enlisted man prior to his…

Posted in Fort Hood suspect said methodical goodbyes at 09:49 AM JST - 7th November
pathat at 08:24 AM JST - 7th November

I'd rather the U.S. and Japan sign an agreement for the withdrawal of all permanent U.S. forces in Japan within the five-year time frame.

The U.S. has overwhelming problems of its own at home and needs to focus its efforts on overcoming them in the next decade and beyond.

Japan…

Posted in U.S. Senate cuts budget for moving Marines from Okinawa to Guam by 70% at 08:24 AM JST - 7th November
pathat at 07:33 AM JST - 7th November

These are huge losses for the Tigers. Atchison was a very dependable reliever for the club, and every baseball fan knows Williams' track record in Japan for the past several years.

This isn't to say that Williams could not sign in the middle of next season before the roster deadline…

Posted in Williams, Atchison not to renew contracts with Tigers at 07:33 AM JST - 7th November
pathat at 12:48 AM JST - 7th November

I still think he comes back to Japan next year. What more does he need out of the US? He can play as a DH in the pacific league with near-infinite prestige.

No, he won't. What motivation would there be for him to finish his career in NPB's PL? He…

Posted in Matsui in dreamland after Yankees' World Series win at 12:48 AM JST - 7th November
pathat at 12:36 AM JST - 7th November

"This is where I believe you see Political Correctness failing. I believe if someone was to raise a flag on him they would have been accused of being what many here would say intolerant. I really believe that."

Yes, this is something we agree on.

What I am doing is…

Posted in Army psychiatrist kills 12, wounds 31 in shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas at 12:36 AM JST - 7th November
pathat at 10:16 PM JST - 6th November

I meant to say he was promoted in recent months.

This guy should have been booted out of the Army long before this tragedy occurred.

Posted in Army psychiatrist kills 12, wounds 31 in shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas at 10:16 PM JST - 6th November
pathat at 10:14 PM JST - 6th November

When you read some more about the guy's background with his religion and the myriad problems he had in the Army, it makes you wonder why he was still in the service, let alone promoted to major in recent years.

All in the name of promoting fairness for people of…

Posted in Army psychiatrist kills 12, wounds 31 in shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas at 10:14 PM JST - 6th November
pathat at 09:21 AM JST - 6th November

"Maybe its because when you have all the diversity we have in the U.S. military, one incident like this does not make an epidemic."

True, but the news reports I've just seen on the major U.S. networks lead me to believe that the you-know-what is going to hit the fan…

Posted in Army psychiatrist kills 12, wounds 31 in shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas at 09:21 AM JST - 6th November
pathat at 08:29 AM JST - 6th November

"A law enforcement official identified the shooting suspect as Army Maj Malik Nadal Hasan."

Why does the United States of America continue to take the head-in-the-sand approach that such so-called diversity is good and creates an inclusive society when in reality it is divisive and facilitates exclusivity?

I would like…

Posted in Army psychiatrist kills 12, wounds 31 in shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas at 08:29 AM JST - 6th November