hmmm.......ok we'll leave

[acealive1]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080214/...kinawa_rape_dc i see their point,but they'll be begging us to come back when north korea or china decides to be a threat to them again.

[Marie]

Yea, I know but you have to wonder what kind of sick dates a fourteen or tweve year old girl, much less rapes, which IMO punches the rapist's ticket and should send them to their next life, hopefully as a female. M_

[Mike70]

this sort of thing has happened several times on okinawa and i would be right sick of too if i were a local. besides there is no rhyme or reason for 50,000 americans to still be stationed in japan over 62 years after the war ended.

[acealive1]

this sort of thing has happened several times on okinawa and i would be right sick of too if i were a local. besides there is no rhyme or reason for 50,000 americans to still be stationed in japan over 62 years after the war ended. its called "security"

[Mike70]

its called "security" security from what, pray tell?

[acealive1]

security from what, pray tell? in my original post i said north korea and china. hell,a small army of kids with pellet guns would warrant us to help them

[Mike70]

just when have china and/or korea (north or south) been a threat to japan? last time the balloon went up among those 3, china and korea got the worst of it for sure.

[acealive1]

just when have china and/or korea (north or south) been a threat to japan? last time the balloon went up among those 3, china and korea got the worst of it for sure. hmm lets see, kim jong Il and his nukes come to mind........

[major jay]

It's hard to believe someone as goofy as Kim Jung Il can be the leader of a country. Oh.... I forgot George Bush being the our president for the last 8 years.

[Mike70]

It's hard to believe someone as goofy as Kim Jung Il can be the leader of a country. Oh.... I forgot George Bush being the our president for the last 8 years. dude don't remind too much of the last 8 years politically. thankfully next jan he will be gone for good.

[Legion2213]

It's hard to believe someone as goofy as Kim Jung Il can be the leader of a country. Oh.... I forgot George Bush being the our president for the last 8 years. Sorry mate, but to compare Bush to "Dear Leader is just plain stupid.

[acealive1]

dude don't remind too much of the last 8 years politically. thankfully next jan he will be gone for good. amen

[bd2999]

just when have china and/or korea (north or south) been a threat to japan? last time the balloon went up among those 3, china and korea got the worst of it for sure They are a threat more because Japan has a minimal military and China and NK have fairly large ones. Not that they hate Japan or would attack as soon as the U.S. backed off but you never know. Its one of those victor go the spoils things. I mean it sort of seems goofy now but it gives the U.S. more of a toehold on that part of the world so if something goes down on that side of the world there are reinforcements ready to go right there. U.S. still has bases in Europe, I can't remember anymore, but its just sort of the way of things. Not saying its right, just the way it is. If all the countries of the world would play nice I am sure it would be better but no hope of that, even if they all did not just hate the U.S. I think they would hate their neighbor or something too.

[acealive1]

They are a threat more because Japan has a minimal military and China and NK have fairly large ones. Not that they hate Japan or would attack as soon as the U.S. backed off but you never know. Its one of those victor go the spoils things. I mean it sort of seems goofy now but it gives the U.S. more of a toehold on that part of the world so if something goes down on that side of the world there are reinforcements ready to go right there. U.S. still has bases in Europe, I can't remember anymore, but its just sort of the way of things. Not saying its right, just the way it is. If all the countries of the world would play nice I am sure it would be better but no hope of that, even if they all did not just hate the U.S. I think they would hate their neighbor or something too. north korea and china should look at what we did to hiroshima or nagasaki if they want to really screw with okinawa if we leave there

[Mike70]

north korea and china should look at what we did to hiroshima or nagasaki if they want to really screw with okinawa if we leave there i doubt that either country has forgotten that the US has several thousand nuclear weapons....