Should the US be shown the door and told to shove off? To Guam or the moon for all the Okinawan's care. Why not? The excuse some lame ass military officer spouted that the marines need to be there to secure North Korea's nukes was quite a load. So why not wave them off? It would save Hatoyama's bacon. The Okinawans would raise a statue to him. Win win.
Ah, but then there are those very untimely reports of Chinese subs and planes buzzing around Okinawa. More than 150 miles from the Japanese coast, right? International waters, yes? Wait a minute, they were closer than 150 miles from Japan (Okinawa). Weren't they? Okinawa IS part of Japan right? Japan thinks so. The rest of the world assumes so. What does China think? The 'take the long view' Chinese. The guys who say Taiwan and Tibet are intregal parts of China. Who do they see the Ryukyu Islands belonging to?
History lesson: prior to the Japanese invasion in 1609, Okinawa and Ryukyu Islands were a tributary kingdom of China. Fearing this relationship, it wasn't until 1872 that Japan annexed the country outright. This did not sit well with China who basically accussed Japan of occupying Chinese territory. The Japanese may have thought they pulled a fast one over on China (like they did in Korea prior to 1905) but the Chinese were not fooled and just bided their time. Well, their baacck!
Do you really want to send the marines packing Mr. Hatoyama?
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