Monday May 28, 2012

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    toranosuke

    Adamwesti: It's not so simple as to say "if Okinawa/Japan doesn't want the base on their land..." The people of Okinawa and the bureaucrats of Tokyo don't necessarily want the same things. The people of Okinawa, particularly localities like Futenma, deal on a daily basis with petty local issues which derive from having a base nearby. The bureaucrats in Tokyo, meanwhile, have international relations and such to consider. So they're operating on different levels, and there are a number of different considerations; it's not so simple as it looks on the surface.

    Secondly, there's a reason we have so many troops out there. Defending the homeland means having troops stationed to address regional issues and regional problems. Our troops in Japan are stationed in a prime location to help our ally Japan, and other friendly nations such as Taiwan and South Korea, be prepared for any possible military action by China, North Korea, or another power in that region. Eliminating the bases in Okinawa is one thing, if we were to move them all to the Japanese "mainland" or to Taiwan or something, but if you're suggesting that we move all our troops back to the US mainland, that leaves our allies and our interests in East Asia wholly undefended, and so cannot (and should not) happen.

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