[pierrem15]

Yup— imagine if Truman had pulled US troops out of Japan in 1946.

[bassmaner]

Yup— imagine if Truman had pulled US troops out of Japan in 1946.

One of GWB's biggest Iraq mistakes (IMO) was the premature handing over of sovereignty to the interim Iraqi government. IIRC, MacArthur ruled Japan like a dictator for almost 5 years until sovereignty was returned to the Japanese.