Well if I was Japanese I would Express regret what it did end up costing to my own country ...clearly ended up being a bad decision for Japan
Why would he. Was he there? Did he abet the decision to attack? Is he Obama?
“It seemed like a good idea at the time.”
Again, Japan is not an enemy of our country. Time to stop slapping them in the face it. We kicked their ass when they needed it, and I think that as a nation we can move on while recognizing that there are Americans with justifiably strong feelings about it.
I beg to differ. WWII was the last time we were allowed to fight a war to win. 70 years later, there is still the discussion if our then adversary should apologize.
This is the way it should be. That is what true victory looks like.
If you f#ck with us [in the words of Mattis - our soon to be SecDef] "The survivors will write about what we do here for the next 10,000 years."
And, for the next 10,000 years they should be ever sorrowful, apologetic, and fearful that we will tire of their existence and wipe out the last remaining male remnants with extreme violence, and breed it out with their women.
Perhaps if we fought that way in the post-WWII era we wouldn't be worried about the next "lone-wolf" attack in a U.S. shopping mall because all the would-be lone wolves would be wondering what would remain of their moon rock after a 30 megaton nuke was detonated on it. They would also wonder if the napalm would be compassionate enough that they could identify the ashes of anyone in their tribe.
“the purpose of the upcoming visit is to pay respects for the war dead and not to offer an apology.” >>>>>>>>>>
Abe did the same at Yasakuni shrine in Tokyo, drove the Chinese batty.
Abe is doing something spiritual in the Shinto tradition. Its not political.
In paying such respect, he will in fact be apologizing and asking forgiveness. Its about kannagara, and the way of the gods.The way of spiritual manners.Prayer is not public, nor should it be.All of Japan knows this, but people in the West do not, for the most part.
Today is Tota, Tora, Tora day.
I envy those flying off the coast in the yellow biplane that morning......
At this point, why are we expecting him to apologize? Was he even alive? I just dont think it would be constructive at this time; especially with some of their threatening neighbors and our long time freindship.
Nor should he......war is war and they lost. The signing of the surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri is all the apology that was necessary.......
Hugs, kisses and apologies are only for lovers.........