[Tsuwabuki]

I didn't say they messed up Okinawa. What I said was they helped erode the goodwill of the Okinawan people towards the American people. Against the wishes of many Okinawans, the LDP and local politicians worked to keep American bases in Okinawa without engaging the people of Okinawa. This says nothing about my personal feelings on the bases themselves, just that I think it was unfortunate that the LDP did not deal directly with the people of Okinawa.