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2009-09-05 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Fred 2009-09-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Obama and his Marxist cronies plan to reduce the US military by 40% and from 11 to 8 carriers. Removing US Forces Japan will go a long way to covering the shortfall.

It will be easy as pie to get the Americans to leave (just ask) and near impossible to return.

Posted by ed 2009-09-05 00:29|| 2009-09-05 00:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Oh, and a 50% tariff. Wouldn't want to sully them globalization or US-style capitalism.

Posted by ed 2009-09-05 00:33|| 2009-09-05 00:33|| Front Page Top

#3 If the US leaves, it would have to take that floating X-band radar with it. Imagine the joy the next time the Norks would fire a missile towards Japan.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-09-05 01:07|| 2009-09-05 01:07|| Front Page Top

#4 It's their own grave if they do. Without them China can play all sorts of alliance-splitting games. And China is nobody's friend - if you're a Chinese ally, then you're bowing down and acknowledging the superior master.

Posted by gromky 2009-09-05 06:34|| 2009-09-05 06:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Let's make sure to get out of Korea first.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-09-05 08:14|| 2009-09-05 08:14|| Front Page Top

#6 So long and thanks for all the ~~fish~~ sushi.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-09-05 08:53|| 2009-09-05 08:53|| Front Page Top

#7 Japan's political system is in shambles and their elites are looking for a diversion.

Posted by regular joe 2009-09-05 09:02|| 2009-09-05 09:02|| Front Page Top

#8 Japan's political system is in shambles and their elites are looking for a diversion.
Posted by regular joe

Them too?

Posted by Besoeker 2009-09-05 09:05|| 2009-09-05 09:05|| Front Page Top

#9 Has been for a long time. Their demographics have totally tanked, young women are refusing to get married until/unless the restrictive social roles for women loosen, they are facing heavy competition in technology industries and they lack natural resources to sustain their own economy.

The left wing party does not IIUC have its base in the older voters but in the young who grew up during the stagnant 90s. The kind who don't blink at a first lady who alleges a UFO ride to a green and lovely Venus.

Posted by lotp 2009-09-05 09:09|| 2009-09-05 09:09|| Front Page Top

#10 "As a result of the failure of the Iraq war..."

Say What?

Posted by Parabellum 2009-09-05 09:29|| http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/]">[http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/] 2009-09-05 09:29|| Front Page Top

#11 ...obviously he doesn't read the Rant.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-09-05 10:21|| 2009-09-05 10:21|| Front Page Top

#12 Are they serious, or do they just want more rent?

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2009-09-05 10:38|| 2009-09-05 10:38|| Front Page Top

#13 Parabellum, you took the words right out of my mouth.

Posted by WolfDog 2009-09-05 11:59|| 2009-09-05 11:59|| Front Page Top

#14 Blondie,
I'm afraid this time they're serious.

Actually, I'd like to see us move from Okinawa to a larger island so we could have more land and fewer people next to our bases.

But that will never happen with this crew.

Posted by Frozen Al 2009-09-05 15:48|| 2009-09-05 15:48|| Front Page Top

#15 Roosevelt Road anyone?

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-09-05 16:07|| 2009-09-05 16:07|| Front Page Top

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