December 04, 2003
Desert Bushido
Very soon, close to 1,000 rice-eating, sake drinking, fierce Japanese...noncombat...soldiers will be arriving in Iraq. I for one am excited, for not only is this an unprecedented event in Japan, whose Constitution explicitly prohibits it's military's introduction into any foreign combat zone but it is also a step in the right direction as far as promoting an international committment to security and peacekeeping in Iraq.
Once deployed, the roughly 1,000 members of Japan's Self Defense Forces (SDF) would be involved in support roles only, such as water distribution and supply transport missions. They will also have strict rules of engagement prohibiting them from taking offensive action, and severely limiting their ability to help defend U.S. or other allied forces who come under enemy fire in the same vicinity.
Some may argue that their strict rules of engagement in fact evidences their lack of true resolve in the conflict, but I would disagree. It's instrumental to have an international presence in Iraq whether the troops are combat troops or not. In fact, foreign noncombat specialists free up American combat troops from performing reconstruction and peacekeeping duties that they have not been adequately trained for, and allows them to participate more freely where they can do the most good.
"The fact that [the Japanese] send any [troops] has enormous symbolic significance as well as practical," U.S. Ambassador Howard Baker said Thursday. Japan's participation would mean the "coalition against terrorism has gained the full participation of the second largest economy in the world... I don't think it matters so much whether it's 300 people, or 1,000 or 30,000."
That should serve as an example for other countries who have taken a roll like Japan's in bankrolling the war on terrorism. The money is appreciated, but some fucking manpower is also.
Posted by Nostradamus at December 4, 2003 09:31 PM | TrackBack"Bankrolling the war on terrorism?" Cmon man, the REAL terrorism is right here at home. We go into other countries and kick out their leader guys and then kill civilians. Japan should be coming into our government offices and set up units there.
in memory of jamie denvir as he departs to BARD Unicollege
1,000 nonviolent soldiers counts as manpower now?
they're ninjas right? i mean, wasnt there that study that proved one ninja had the fighting power of 3,000 standard humans? they don't have to fight, i guess... as long as they can do that crouching tiger walking-on-the-sides-of-buildings thing, they can probably evade death and uh... deliver their water safely. yeah i know crouching tiger was chinese saul, i was screwing around..
is this the first time japan has sent soldiers anywhere since their embarassing defeat in the ASSHOUSE WAR '46 aka World War II?
Posted by: sw at December 4, 2003 10:38 PMYeah, I believe that this is the first time. At least its the first time that they've sent this many soldiers. Their constitution has just recently been changed to give them a little more leniency, but there are arguments that it's actually technically illegal for Koizumi to send the troops to Iraq. Ever since their Constitution was written after WWII er...sorry...Asshouse War '46, Japan has relied on the United States to provide for its national security.
Uh...safe water delivery is exceedingly necessary, dick.
Posted by: Nostradamus at December 4, 2003 11:44 PMI'd just like to say I'm behind Jaime 100%. Who the fuck cares about the thousands of people killed by Al Quaeda when we are kickng out unpopular illegetimate dictators and are holding literally DOZENS of people in somewhat substandard holdings cells! SUB-FUCKING-STANDARD!! HOLY FUCKING SHIT IT WAS EARTH ALL ALONG!!! YOU MONSTERS, YOU BLEW IT UP, YOU DESTROYED EVERYTHING!!
Posted by: Scorpion at December 5, 2003 12:21 AMDamn. Scorpion curried you Jamie..er..sorry, I mean GABE BAKER. Fucking bleeding heart Harper's fuck.
Posted by: Nostradamus at December 5, 2003 12:24 AMIf only Nader was a noble gentleman... Then the japs would be where they belong, not arriving in Iraq, but in dark caves far far away so no decent human being has to see their horendous facial structures, and also what do dem japs eat out in those mountains anyway, i bet they take a serated spoon adn cut open the heads of pandas and then scoop out their brain matter, and then proceed to eat the brain matter. OH shit, imagine what would happen if the panda brains had minds of their own, they would want revenge on the japs whove been eating them all this time, i read in Harpers that panda brains have the strength of like 3 whole ninjas. ...................This would be great, the brains would kill all the japs, but im sure the japenese would call on the US to assist them in defeating the evil matter, So what do you think the US army should do?? I for one am gonna take a leap and say NO, the US army should not help Japan.
Posted by: GRB at December 5, 2003 09:49 AMHey Gabe. Shut up, wanker.
Posted by: Nostradamus at December 5, 2003 10:04 AM* * * CORNHUSKER'S LOTION * * *
Posted by: JRuss at December 5, 2003 11:31 AMhttp://www.bizar.com/french/data/BZSBVS.jpg
Posted by: fdsaf at December 5, 2003 05:14 PM
Gah. It's so...big...
Posted by: Nostradamus at December 6, 2003 01:57 AMSeriously, why don't we just become a fascist terror state and get it over with.
The scary thing for me, though, really is the following: If we as citizens of the United States enjoy the most freedom, then think how unfree the rest of the world is.
Well hey, if other people's suffering doesn't readily affect the US, then why care...right?
Posted by: Nostradamus at December 7, 2003 02:14 PMThat cant be real. Saul your talent for finding pictures of interesting and abnormal genitalia never ceases to entice me.
Posted by: Cash at December 11, 2003 09:48 PMNUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEE
Posted by: Scorpion at December 11, 2003 10:54 PMtrevor has MASSSIVE nipples
Posted by: smallnipples at December 12, 2003 04:20 PMtrevor has MASSSIVE nipples
Posted by: smallnipples at December 12, 2003 04:20 PMcongrats, tbag
http://www.yankeeclippertravel.com/flirting-sailor4.jpg
Posted by: dasfdsa at December 12, 2003 08:06 PM
well, the problem is, is that a lot of the liberals have retreated to their hibernations for the winter. Do you know how hard it is to protest nude in the winter? I mean, there is not much anyone can do now, except get votin'
Posted by: dcohen at December 13, 2003 09:05 AMSODAMN INSANE IS AS GOOD AS DEAD MUTHA FUCKAS!! WHERE ARE ALL THE GOD DAMN ENTRIES?!?!
Posted by: Scorpion at December 16, 2003 11:23 AMDarn, in that tube-top
You make me almost forget
you are my cousin
Bubba got divorced
but children from the marriage
are still his nephews.
Who the hell posted as me? That "Jamie D" is not me. And why would I dedicate a blog entry or whatever to myself going to Bard? And what is a Unicollege? For the answers to these questions and more, you can go fuck yourselves. Especially whoever posed as me. I'm looking at you, Gaybe.
Posted by: Jamie WD at January 1, 2004 08:29 PMCat population
declines after Bobby Lee
gets new microwave.
TREVOR = LAZY
SAUL = SEXY