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Originally Posted by Joedirt

Should the U.S. withdraw its troops and leave Japan?

As much as i dislike US foreign policy, i think they should keep their forces in Japan due to their strategic value in the southern Asia region.

Originally Posted by EveV

I'm not sure really.
Japanese need them for protection.

Protection from what? They are not there for protection, they only act as a shoulder to daunt N.Korea (and in some ways also China).

Originally Posted by EveV

Most wars are influenced,stopped or course changed because of geography.

While all of them are started because of monnneh!

Originally Posted by Ronin4hire

US forces are there to stifle the Chinese and Russian military influence in the region and to help contain North Korea along with their bases in South Korea.

Russian military influence? In Japan? It's not the19th century anymore. The only local military interest they seem to have right now is in the SW part of Asia.

Originally Posted by Amnell

And then Pearl Harbour happened, and we all went, "OKAY! FINE! If you all are just gonna poke and jab us, then we'll be more sociable, JEEZ!"

I strongly suggest you look for Robert Stinnett's Day of Deceit, if you haven't read it yet.

Originally Posted by Hyakushi

The japanese and U.S. military isn't a strong force, the best and most dangerous is the russian military. They have more advanced weapons than the U.S. which is why we try to avoid any conflict with them.

More advanced? In some areas yes, but they are bot as flexible as the US armament, mostly practicing "head on" philosophy with little regards to stealth or tactics (this seems to be strong rooted in their military machine since the WWII lol), not to mention heavy shortage in quantity of this equipment and the overall poor qualification and low morals of their troops. Nevertheless they are still a force to reckon with.

Originally Posted by Ramones1976

I guess Russia still has all those nukes and radar guided explosives from that whole arm race during the cold war?

Nope, they have modernized the armament of their strategic forces. A lot of the nuclear warheads that survived the collapse of Soviet union have now been re-utilized and put in-to new carrier missiles. Others have been dismounted and/or sold to other countries (rumors, o/c).