My late father helped take that miserable island, but that’s yesterday’s newspaper, right Mr. Pannetta?
“...with about 5,000 being sent to Guam...”
Guam is definitely going to capsize now.
But are we taking into consideration the possiblity Guam may tip over ?
I also believe that the locals are tired of their young women marrying marines instead of proper Japanese males.
Our deployed troops in Europe and Japan should come home.
The war ended nearly 70 years ago. Time for us to let these areas defend themselves. We should, however, warn Germany and Japan to NOT make us come back!
There is no reason to maintain these expensive and hazardous overseas deployments, when we are so obviously not going to fight anybody.
The only purpose the Marines on Okinawa or the Army and Marines in Korea serve is to get killed for no reason, and that’s not enough for me.
We’re in Okinawa as a counterbalance in support of South Korea and Japan against China and North Korea. Moving Marines to Guam and Australia kinda defeats the purpose. I don’t mind, it’s their security, I’d rather move them all back to safer positions be honest, but it doesn’t seem prudent for Japan to be kicking out part of their volunteer police force.