But there's still U.S. Bases there. Japan will be independent when the last U.S. base is closed down.
Just because the U.S. has a military presence there does not mean they are not independent. That U.S. force has zero impact on Japanese national government. They dictate no terms. They are pretty much there as a coaling-station for naval forces, and an advance point of force-projection in East Asia. In other words, its easier to strike at enemies in East Asia from
Okinawa than from Hawaii. We are not an occupying force. Hell, we are not even an occupying force in Iraq, we barely have enough troops there to be policing it, and it is costing us in lives and in tax dollars.
caster51 said:
If US force leaves Japan, japan would amend article 9.
I want to see american way in Asia that Japan could not do .
vietnum war and korean war were kind of good show. what is next?
I'm not sure what you mean here.
Do you mean that you think Japan should develop hegemonic influence in East Asia, rather than direct territorial control? The pattern that the United States developed in order to combat the Soviets and the Chinese was similar to the hegemonic empire that the Romans had during the Early Empire (the Julio-Claudian dynasty). In other words, we tried to cultivate client-states that would buffer us from the Soviets and the Chinese. The Soviets, in turn, did the same thing with the Warsaw Pact in Europe (although they had much more direct control over the East European governments than we did NATO or our East Asian allies).
The problem with the client-state system is that the vassals have to see the empire as a big brother, a protector, and a friend. If they don't, the system breeds resentment, which is what many nations feel for the United States right now.
As for the Korean War and Vietnam Wars, I consider both of them to be absolute failures. The Korean War was never won, and technically has still been going on. Vietnam was won in the field, but was lost at home, because the American populace was against it. Iraq is shaping up to be opposed at home in a similar manner. The American populace and the polarized government are preventing the military from escalating the conflict and investing enough manpower into the region in order to stabalize it.
hanachan said:
I don't think that US Force leaves Japan.
US Force can get all they need here.
Their hi-tech equipments need high level technology for maintenance.
We get most of our technology from guys like Blackwater, in Virginia. Most military technology is developed at home. American mercenary companies (like Blackwater and Executive Solutions) are better equipped, even then our own military (mostly due to Clinton's budget-cuts in the 1990s). The problem is, these companies are too darn small.
Certain groups in Japan are developing robotics that could have definitive military advantages. If mechs come out in the next century and are viable military options, I don't imagine the U.S. would have a problem buying units from Japanese companies.