Landmark vote sends Japanese troops to Iraq

[Nambe]

Austalian Broadcasting Corp

The Japanese Parliament has approved plans to send ground troops to Iraq to assist in post-war reconstruction.

It will be the first deployment of Japanese troops since World War II to a country where fighting is still going on.

The BBC reports the vote in favour of the deployment represents a major political victory for the Japanese Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, who had staked his political future on getting it through.

Opposition parties fought bitterly against the bill, saying it breached the Japanese constitution.

The constitution forbids the use of military forces, except for defence. ---

Iraqis warn Japanese troops could become targets of attack

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[Cush]

1. "fought bitterlyt"

I'll say, punches were thrown, pile up, etc (CNN showed footage)

[study_war_no_more]

16. wow it was great

Now thats democracy.

[raifield]

2. What happens when Japan *also* has the first war causaulty since WW2?

That should be interesting.

Maybe they'll set up a wrestling ring and let the parliment go at it. I'd pay for that sort of entertainment. :D

[bpilgrim]

3. when they reinstitue the draft i will know it is the end...

:'(

the neo-cons are turning the world into a quagmire :argh:

peace

[TacticalPeek]

4. don't look if you're squeamish, bpilgrim...

probably just a trial, balloon; no worry.

Plans to draft medical personnel:

link http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33754

[bpilgrim]

5. can't help myself

though i was refering to japan, thanks for the info it's the first i seen that :hi:


more...
http://images.globalfreepress.com

peace

[Bandit]

6. Constitution ~ We don't need no stinking constitution

They really do want to copy American "Values". What's the spirit of the bayonet? ~~~"To KILL"

[DemoTex]

9. Hi Bandit

Long time no see.

[oneighty]

7. Will?

Will Japan rearm?

Will Japan build some fission/fusion weapons of mass destruction?

Will the Koreans, North and South get nervous with Japan's rapid re-emergence as a super power?

Will China get nervous concerning the new and improved Japan.

Will the Iraqi people get upset with having men of another race and strange
religions occupying their country?

Do the mothers' of Japan care that their children are going to fight a white man's war?

Does anybody give a shit?

180

[ScotTissue]

8. Landmark is right

Wow! Japan is a nation that went from backwards to pre-eminent in one generation in the 19th century. They were the foremost military power in the Pacific--bigger than Russia, bigger than China. For the past six decades, the pre-eminent power in that region has been us. Is the tide turning?

[Julien Sorel]

10. Look at this shit.

Germany and Japan were disarmed and pacified after WWII; now they are becoming more militant. Bush's ineptitude is largely the cause of this, but it's going to have reverberations that last far longer than he does. Without having a clue what he's doing, he's managing to completely reshape the international political scene, and it's for the worse.

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[sasquatch]

14. I doubt Duetchland will build up an Army

They know what Bush is up to they've seen this before. They truly pitty us. I bet there isn't many people here who can translate that.

[maggrwaggr]

12. here's a pic. A little controversial, you might say

[study_war_no_more]

17. ty I saved it

Gambette kudasai my nihon tomodachisans and domo arigato for the picture.

[dArKeR]

13. 10 Prime Ministers in 11 years. No real choice for voters, LDP.

If you've ever lived there for awhile you'd find out it's just like the Southern Mafia.

(Carlos Marcello of New Orleans was actually the biggest mafia boss in the history of the US but some reason the movies are slanted toward Chicago/NY mobsters.)
http://www.americanmafia.com/Allan_May_12-20-99.html

Anyway, my feeling is Japan is a puppet state of the US. I've never read this anywhere, it's just my feeling. We didn't A-Bomb and then just leave. MacArthur did more than that. I think we took over their political process and many of the largest corporations we financially control thus control the Board of Directors. That's why Japan become the world's 2nd largest economy.

The people of Japan do not want the US bases in their country, period, but they're still there and it gets covered up in the media.

[sasquatch]

15. I thought we and Japan signed an agreement that said they couldn't have a

I keep forgetting that the BCF doesn't give a shit about International Agrements.