Japan to join multinational force: Koizumi

By mike | March 13, 2010

  • SAVANNAH, Ga. (Kyodo) Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi made it clear Thursday that he plans to make Self-Defense Forces troops in Iraq a part of the multinational force to be formed there under a newly adopted U.N. Security Council resolution.
    "I think that a multinational force will be formed, and I want to consider what Japan can do as part of it, such as the continuation of humanitarian and reconstruction assistance," Koizumi told a news conference after a three-day Group of Eight summit.

    "In response to the unanimous adoption of a new U.N. resolution, Japan, as a responsible member of the international community, wants to make contributions that are commensurate with its status."



    Japan TImes (http://www.japantimes.com/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20040612a3.htm)


  • The article does not say whether the forces will continue to be primarily on reconstruction duty or if they will take on a more military role.

    If you ask me, it is just the next step toward creating a de facto legitimacy for sending armed troops overseas and digging a grave for Article 9 of the Constitution.


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  • The article does not say whether the forces will continue to be primarily on reconstruction duty or if they will take on a more military role.

    If you ask me, it is just the next step toward creating a de facto legitimacy for sending armed troops overseas and digging a grave for Article 9 of the Constitution.


    I would have to agree. It only starts here.







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