Seems like the Japanese are getting the message, and leaving the battle of ‘Vietnam 2 - Iraqi Vengeance’, for the yanks to fight themselves…
Japan may delay Iraq force](BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Japan may delay Iraq force)
Japanese troops would be coming to Iraq ona humanitarian mission. Once again this shows that those attacking U.S. troops and the UN are also attacking the well being of the Iraqi people.
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Once again this shows that those attacking U.S. troops...
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Are attacking terrorists who illegally invaded their nation without any UN approval, and now are trying to hide behind that very organisation because they are getting Vietnam-style treatment.
It's good to see the Japs coming to their senses. But on the bright side the yanks still have the Micronesians, Mongolians and other "world powers" to send troops to help them out.
The Japanese have not a made a final decision. Hopefully they can be part of an international force that will help being security to Iraq and it's people. It would be a powerful sign if Pakistan showed their support to the Iraqi people and provided troops. Can you imagine Pakistan and India troops working together to bring peace to a war torn nation.
Too bad. Another by product of the havoc and violence being committed by the terrorists. Is it really in Iraq’s best interests to be scaring away any and all people who can help them? To see this as a positive sign is the same ignorant point of view – as long as it flies in the face of the US, it’s admirable. What about the best interest of the Iraqi people? 
hahaha,
The invaders who defied the world community vast majority, international law and the UN itself are now asking other's to come and do their dirty work for them, cause their ass is getting wopped. :)
It is the duty of invaders to fix the countries they invade. Other countries are not dumb to put their citizen's in a risky place for the interest of the U.S.
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The invaders who defied the world community vast majority, international law and the UN itself are now asking other's to come and do their dirty work for them, cause their ass is getting wopped. :)
It is the duty of invaders to fix the countries they invade. Other countries are not dumb to put their citizen's in a risky place for the interest of the U.S.
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It's not for the interest of the US, it's for the interest of the Iraqi people. Is it dirty work to help build the infracture, provide security and feed the people? Does it bring so much joy to see the US get its ass wopped that it is worth sacrificing the future of the Iraqi people? This country needs fixing because of decades of mismanagement, not because of a month long war.
There are hardcore factions in Japan against sending troops. This could be their work, but it may just be creating an excuse to wait for the new UN resolution people are anticipating.. for political cover and added legitimacy.
Oops.. scratch that hope.. looks like I misunderstood, our petition at the UN will simply be reiterating what we’ve already said.. not even any wiggle room. What friggin idiots.
TWENTY-THREE CASUALTIES LATER](http://tnr.com/etc.mhtml?pid=623)
It’s not often we agree with the French. But a Quai d’Orsay diplomat is absolutely correct in describing the latest Bush administration move at the United Nations as a “cynical” attempt to “take advantage” of Tuesday’s catastrophic terrorist attack on the U.N.'s Baghdad headquarters. The White House is about to press for a new Security Council role blessing the occupation on more or less the same terms as before the bombing: a marginal political role for the United Nations in the reconstruction, and a firm endorsement of coalition military control, and nice words heaped on the Paul Bremer-plucked Iraqi Governing Council, which one Western diplomat told The New York Times “does not have the status of a government in the eyes of most members of the United Nations.” A State Department official was blunt about our strategy: “Let’s leverage yesterday’s horrific events to emphasize our renewed commitment and what we really need to do.”
Sure, except the Bush administration has no intention of doing what we really need to do. After 23 civilian casualties, the White House still doesn’t draw the right conclusion from all the setbacks of the occupation–that because of our overburdened military, our constrained budget, and our increasing inability to stem what appears to be a rising tide of violence, internationalizing the occupation through broader U.N. involvement is the best available option. Now would be the time to negotiate a firmer resolution, one that emphasizes how interested the international community is in the success of a reborn Iraq. Instead, the administration isn’t giving an inch. As an administration official told The Washington Post today, “When we get a little farther down the road, we’ll have to see what the specifics are. Obviously, if it started to go the wrong way, there would be problems.” When will the White House learn that it started to go the wrong way a long time ago?
Three British soldiers have been killed and a fourth seriously wounded, after their vehicles came under attack in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
“These people have been lost but we are determined we will continue to help the community in Basra and southwest Iraq, the vast majority of whom support our presence here.”
The killings came after a string of attacks on British soldiers this month, and two days of rioting in Basra over power and fuel shortages.
Major Charles Heyman, editor of Jane’s World Armies, said: “I’m afraid today’s attack was just a matter of time. Over the last two weeks we have seen a good indication of what is to come.”
Looks like Japan have another reason not to get involved in America and Britains occupation war.
“These people have been lost but we are determined we will continue to help the community in Basra and southwest Iraq, the vast majority of whom support our presence here.”
yeah could have fooled me i am sure 3 troops killed sends a message to any normal person your not wanted here go home!
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The Japanese have not a made a final decision. Hopefully they can be part of an international force that will help being security to Iraq and it's people. It would be a powerful sign if Pakistan showed their support to the Iraqi people and provided troops. Can you imagine Pakistan and India troops working together to bring peace to a war torn nation.
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So now you want the United Nations and other nations to bail out the United States from the quagmire it is in Iraq? Stange just a few months ago you were castigating the United Nations and the 80% of the world's countries that opposed the illegal Anglo-American invasion of Iraq. Sweet irony indeed.