[Mazikeen]

I think for the sake of Japan's safety, the prospect of US forces leaving would be very disastrous to Japan. Furthermore, Allies of the United States of America also get the protection by the world's strongest military power. People like to fancy that the Middle Eastern wars being fought are bloody, but we're not even putting the full focus of our military on the region.

It's remarkably funny how some of these chats go. Lots of Japanese posters fancy trading one protective older brother for another in China, but I think it's silly to even consider that idea, don't all of you agree? Japan has it really good with the United States, and any offenses by American military personnel seriously pales in comparison to the number of rapes, murders, and so forth that occur in Japan on a yearly basis. The only reason that it gets so much coverage is because Japan is still inherently a nationalistic country. The idea of a foreigner committing a crime is that much more heinous there.