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Except that these small missions sprawl when they fail, and never end because they're too small. The goals are still nebulous. We still have soldiers in Okinaw
by cryoshon 11y ago
Except that these small missions sprawl when they fail, and never end because they're too small. The goals are still nebulous.
We still have soldiers in Okinawa.
- ZanyProgrammer 11y agoSo you're implying the 1945 invasion of Okinawa was nebulous?
- cryoshon 11y agoNah, WW2 era occupations were anything but nebulously defined. Just reminding people that the US never honors its promises when it comes to withdrawal. EDIT: I'll admit that the first Okinawa comment wasn't entirely thought out.
- linkregister 11y agoI agree that WW2 era occupations were fairly nebulously-defined. However, the "US never honors its promises when it comes to withdrawal" is a gross mischaracterisation. The U.S. military base system on Okinawa is a part of a bilateral agreement with the Japanese government. Although unpopular with Okinawans, multiple successive Tokyo governments have approved expansions to the original bases, including one this year. [1] To my knowledge the only forcibly-held U.S. base is the one in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. [1] http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21674839-okinawa-takes-governments-japan-and-america-island-warrior http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21674839-okinawa-takes-go...
- AnimalMuppet 11y agoI can't go with "never". I can't even go with "usually", unless you've got a study that lists promises of US withdrawl and which promises were kept. But I can agree that there was, quite recently, a promise of withdrawl from Afghanistan, and even more recently, a "no we won't".