Japan has made the announcement that they are going to stop their naval mission which supports the U.S. forces in Afghanistan.WOW, the Japanese Navy, abandons american forces in a landlocked nation.....
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda stated on Wednesday though that the mission is not totally done with as Japan is hopeful that after the government resolves a political impasse which is keeping the mission from continuing, that it will resume.
[ cf Japan will stop their naval support for the U.S. in Afghanistan ]
Yes, I understand Mahon's notionof "projection of power ashore" - but how many of the truly patriotic feel more manly about having abandoned the support of our troops, uh, to the Japanese Navy, the lovely people who brought us Pearl Harbor....
Yeah.... tasty....