I agree with a number of people that already posted no to a US forum.
This is a Japan and Japan-related forum.
--Since Japan is a part of the world and it seems the forum is primarily aimed towards non-native Japanese (or at least frequented by), international discussions are obvious and a given, whether they are in regards to war & peace - in Japan or its immediate neighbors or troops abroad, foreign military forces in Japan, international economic issues including organizations Japan might belong to such as World Trade Organization and including effects that rich countries like Japan (& others) have on poorer countries, Okinawans living in Brazil, as well as the global trade in anime and video games.
my 2 1/2 cents
It is actually kind of a sad commentary that if someone started an independent US forum on the web (for English speakers), that international discussions would be almost nil. On the contrary, it would probably be hyper-jingoistic & self-congradulatory.
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on the other hand....
given the US's global reach, and the effects its policies have on the rest of the world,
---back in 2000 a guest (Gerald Celente of Trends Research Institute, I think) was on the radio, he said the rest of the world wished they had a vote in the US presidential elections since who is in there affects them so much as well.
---maybe a sub-forum on global empire? ha. which Japan, as any other country, is under. imagine if Japan decided to make peace with NKorea and/or decided to have economic policy that did not allow or highly limited corporations (different from regular businesses) from other countries. ha.
(okay, 4 1/2 cents) i'm fine with whatever.