A Strategic Update

Fire of Liberty

It seems that the US and Japan are strengthening their strategic relationship with the most recent agreement on troops and base relocations/enlargement. One area that I'm happy about is that the Japanese government, at the urging of the US, has decided to make some accommodations to it's pacifist/restricted constitution when it come to it's self-defense forces participation jointly with the US in securing Japan from threatening nations like North Korea and China. With Japan providing more moving room for its SDF soldiers and command,the US will be able to relocate some 7,000 Marines out of Japan into more pressing areas of concern thus furthering Sec. Rumsfeld's much needed reorganization. I've been advocating this step up on Japan's behalf for a good while and after some sixty years since the conclusion of WWII, I can assure you that Japan is a partner rather than a threat. With the current GWOT at hand, any helping hand on freeing up our soldiers to go elsewhere and aid in this fight is most welcomed. So I have to give two-thumbs up to the good work being done at the DOD and Japan's defence agency. Anyway, check out this article in the Financial Times to find out more on this strategic update between the US and Japan.