Interesting, although the Japanese one was originally justified in that they weren’t allowed to have a military after WW2 and the US wasn’t quite as threatening so the bases were a pretty good deterrent to invasion.
Even more interesting is they’re looking to build up their military, even prior to Trump 2.0 (and there’s been an effort for a while). It’s weirdly good timing, although I’m married to an Okinawan and can say a majority of them haven’t wanted bases for decades because of the rape and abuse soldiers cause.
Interesting, although the Japanese one was originally justified in that they weren’t allowed to have a military after WW2 and the US wasn’t quite as threatening so the bases were a pretty good deterrent to invasion.
Even more interesting is they’re looking to build up their military, even prior to Trump 2.0 (and there’s been an effort for a while). It’s weirdly good timing, although I’m married to an Okinawan and can say a majority of them haven’t wanted bases for decades because of the rape and abuse soldiers cause.