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Originally Posted by 90Xjay
How many Japanese forces are on the ground now?
I mean, I am impressed somewhat at the information on the money and supplies, I'll admit that much.
The country can surely afford it.
But other than the small deployment 3 years ago, have they kept any troops in the area to speak of?
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You have to understand 90, after world war 2 Japan vowed to never send forces anywhere in the world. The fact that they sent any at all..EVER...is pretty impressive, because it's so ingrained into the culture that doing so is against the collective country's beliefs.
They pulled all ground forces out, but stepped up monetary support of the war. Just about everyone else pulled all forces out of the war AND pulled all $ as well. Considering that this war was considered by most of the world to be wrong, we are lucky to have the support of anyone, and especially one as generous as they.
Remember, Iraq was
our war, and is
our problem to get out of, yet they still choose to help, in the face of that unpopularity. Most people didn't consider it just, and separate
it from the "war on terror."
Suggesting that because they no longer have troops on the ground (which most countries do not anymore) and implying that because they don't they aren't contributing will surely alienate (Further) the few allies we have. We Americans are really good at that sometimes.