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Legion, I prefer strips or sirloin. Tonight it’s strips from Los paisanos..smothered in mushrooms with baked poatos and sour creme.
And then BJs of course.
Japan has a 20km exclusion zone around the reactor. Virtually all “experts” say this is far more than necessary even under the worst scenario. The politicians and the media are the ones making the situation worse.
Dibs – thank you!!!
So is it part of some WWII accord disallowing Japan to have a military? When does that expire?
BHS – ah ok! that makes sense too.
what type of steaks dibs?
Our presence in Europe & the Middle East is now more based on Iran’s belligerance than Russia.
So I’m having steaks tonight!!!
Compared to Monday and Tuesday and a few days last week, I’m actually up today.
US Bases
-Mostly left over from Cold War stance
-Japan (strategic ally, part of WWII surrender agreement)
-Germany (strategic ally, part of WWII surrender agreement)
-South Korea (strategic ally, part of Korean War Cease Fire agreement.
Make no mistake, the US plays hardball. That being said, we should consider allowing these nations to field their own defence team now that the Soviet threat is largely gone and we have no more money. :o(
“don’t those countries want us Out?”
Nope. Japan is facing a rising China, and BOTH countries want the US in the Pacific. China and Japan are quite wary of each other – they’ve never settled the score since WWII and basically have a deep distrust of the other.
We have pulled back quite a bit from Europe, but with Russia being somewhat belligerent, Germany is in no rush for us to go. Besides, if we left, it means the European may have to spend some of their espresso money on defense.