Japanese Troops to Hide behind British in Iraq

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Japanese Troops Look to British for Protection
Scotsman.com News - 30 Nov
Japan's Cabinet is likely to decide next week whether to extend its humanitarian mission in Iraq, the foreign minister said today...
...The Japanese base in Samawah, set up early this year, has been protected so far by a contingent of Dutch soldiers. The Netherlands, however, plans to withdraw its troops in March, meaning Tokyo will need to find new protectors. Defence Agency chief Yoshinori Ono said today that Tokyo would look to Britain for possible assistance....

[dimwit]

Japanese Troops Look to British for Protection
Scotsman.com News - 30 Nov
Japan's Cabinet is likely to decide next week whether to extend its humanitarian mission in Iraq, the foreign minister said today...
...The Japanese base in Samawah, set up early this year, has been protected so far by a contingent of Dutch soldiers. The Netherlands, however, plans to withdraw its troops in March, meaning Tokyo will need to find new protectors. Defence Agency chief Yoshinori Ono said today that Tokyo would look to Britain for possible assistance....

So basically, the propose of this mission is to be a Team Americas' waterboy; they are not expected to do anything except occupy space.

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[quote="dimwit"]
So basically, the propose of this mission is to be a Team Americas' waterboy]

WATERBOYS... yeap that's what they showed on NHK this evening's news.