Politics Japan and Trump 2.0

I really hope Trump's chickens are finally coming home to roost!
For some reason chicken raising communities come up on my Facebook feed every now and then and it always seems like when peoples' chickens escape they are always happy to have them return. In fact they don't really want them to go elsewhere to roost. In other words, why wouldn't you want your chickens to come home? Just a rhetorical question. :unsure:
 
The United States no longer needs naval support from Japan and other allies to secure the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, citing what he described as military success in the war with Iran.

The remarks followed earlier requests for support from NATO members, as well as Japan, Australia, and South Korea, which showed little willingness to send warships to the key shipping route through which about 20% of global oil supplies pass. "Because we have had such Military Success, we no longer 'need,' or desire, the NATO Countries' assistance -- WE NEVER DID! Likewise, Japan, Australia, or South Korea," Trump wrote on social media. The shift comes ahead of a planned meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the White House on Thursday.

Japan and other Asian countries are particularly reliant on the Middle East for energy. Japan depends on the region for more than 90% of its crude oil imports, most of which travel through the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman. But it is difficult for Japan to send its Self-Defense Forces to a war zone because of its pacifist Constitution.

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It'll be interesting to see how Takaichi's meeting with Trump tomorrow in Washington will play out.

 
So yesterday America needed support but today it doesn't? As usual, Trump backs down at the slightest resistance.
 
This time, he got really played by Bibi, which is sad, as the negotiations seemed to proceed fruitfully.



I hope PM Takaichi can giggle her way out.

 
Not giggling. Just flattery. Lots of it. That should keep her on good footing with the fool.
Yes, gifts and the 'Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum'…two of them with 'Special Grand Cordon to the Order of the Rising Sun'.
 
I can't imagine being a world leader right now with this guy drunkenly bucking around the place. We're over here poking the other two branches of a government like

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It's unbelievable really, how much he's being allowed to get away with, and people are putting all their faith in democracy with him actively undermining it.
 
That fleeting sympathy for Takaichi I had this morning has just vanished.

At the talks, Takaichi praised Trump's "peace" efforts, expressing readiness to assist by reaching out to other countries. "Donald is the only person who can bring peace and prosperity across the world," she said.


Now, more than ever, leaders of other countries need to stand up to the rogue state the US has become.

 
There are times to take a stand, though, and I believe that this is one of them. As in the Omani foreign minister's words.

I agree with you and would love to see the rest of America's (former) allies take the same stance. However, Oman has far less to lose than Japan, whose political and military fate is closely intertwined with that of the United States. By now, we all know that attacking Iran was the gravest mistake any US administration has committed in this decade.
 
I agree with you and would love to see the rest of America's (former) allies take the same stance. However, Oman has far less to lose than Japan, whose political and military fate is closely intertwined with that of the United States. By now, we all know that attacking Iran was the gravest mistake any US administration has committed in this decade.
If Trump was a conventional hoodlum who punished his detractors while rewarding loyalty, there would be more benefit to Takaichi holding her nose and uttering platitudes about peace and prosperity. However, his behaviour over the last year suggests that he'll turn on his allies whenever it suits him, which is why I think such platitudes are not the best way. Constant pressure and criticism work better with Trump: he either caves in or becomes friendly with the opponent; he got on well with Kim Jong-Un during his first term, despite them initially trading barbs.
 
I find Takaichi's (and by the same measure, Meloni's) tactics of flattering and ensnaring Mr Trump quite pragmatic and efficient. Perhaps the "female factor" at work? Neither of them will send their navies to the Gulf. Compare that to the "disappointment" Sir Keir faces.

One day, the present lunacy will be over. And the world will have learnt a lesson.
 
Hey the guys are straight shooter why not he's no pansy *** politician that's how I look at it he's right why don't you tell us that you're going to attack pro hormone why should I tell you guys why am I going to attack Iran besides that your gasoline prices went up from 152 in per liter to right now it's like 169 no maybe 172 and per liter here in Yamaguchi and besides that they already said Japan said they're going to send a ship there that anti-mining that can find the water mines and destroy them so I don't know what all this bullshit is about. I don't think we need a week president okay bush Clinton who's the other person or Biden they're all panzy *** ******* as far as I'm concerned. Oh and Obama who sent billions of dollars to Iran to enhance their military capacity yeah you talk about trade or about trees and yeah at least the current president has the balls to tell him to both okay that I admire him for now if he can only do something with the homeless situation in America because it's got out of hand in the fraud going on in America billions of dollars from state to state highest attached payer previous taxpayer anyway I'm really pissed off about the ineptitude of the politician not giving the flame **** but they care about what we shouldn't be in Iran I can understand it's like we were just getting an experience of fighting wars like that I wrapped war but Afghanistan war no end in size but Trump said hopefully he keeps his word we're going to be in and we're going to be out and let the countries in the area handle their situation in case you guys don't know I ran this bombing up the oil fields but they're friends okay yeah you guys didn't put this in your comments a meeting for Trump for anti Trump I'll get that very clear he's the president.
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yeah Domino's Pizza sucks here in Japan and I think all politicians suck also they don't care about the American people not want you ever not one bit ever
 
I find Takaichi's (and by the same measure, Meloni's) tactics of flattering and ensnaring Mr Trump quite pragmatic and efficient. Perhaps the "female factor" at work? Neither of them will send their navies to the Gulf. Compare that to the "disappointment" Sir Keir faces.

One day, the present lunacy will be over. And the world will have learnt a lesson.
You're wrong you're feeling a lesson since they won't help out they won't even let the B1 bomber fuel in Europe okay Trump said kiss my *** when you need our help kiss our ***
 
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