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June 20, 2006
Japan Declares Victory
Japan declares victory and pulls out:
"Today we have decided to withdraw Ground Self-Defense Forces from the Samawah region in Iraq," Koizumi said in a nationally televised news conference. "The humanitarian dispatch ... has achieved its mission." ... The operation constituted Japan's largest and most dangerous overseas military mission since the end of World War II. While concerns for the troops' safety were high, the region they were based in was relatively peaceful. As security deteriorated, they were largely confined to their base.
So, how is this"humanitarian misson accomplished while troops are confined to the base? Oh, wait! That means they weren't shooting at anyone. I guess that counts as humanitarian success by an occupying force in Iraq.
Posted by zeynep at June 20, 2006 07:08 AM