>Donald Trump called on Japan on Wednesday to drastically increase its financial contribution to maintain the American military facilities it hosts under a 1960 security treaty.
>Trump said earlier that if elected president he would consider withdrawing military forces from Japan, complaining that Tokyo shoulders too little of the burden to host U.S. forces.
> He also indicated Japan and South Korea could go nuclear for self-defense as a result.
By diminishing America's influence and power projection on Pacific-Asia?
Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Japan one of those paying the most to the US for their alliance?
Eli Ortiz
And saying that Japan and S.Korea could go nuclear is nuts.
Xavier Campbell
Maybe its a sly way of giving Japan what they want? I think they want us out of their island anyway
Joseph Davis
The locals dont even want us there anyways Its the politicians that want us there so that they can keep sucking the sweet american dollar teet we pay them to let our forces stay
Leo Collins
I would hope they put an end to NK and secure some guarantees from China before pulling out. Japan caused a lot of anal devastation during and before WWII that festers to this day. Maybe they deserve whatever they get, but I fear for my waifu.
Zachary Fisher
They do.
If we leave we could actually give them the nukes and work out a deal where we staff the bases. We could have nuke bases off the coast of China.
US nuclear stuff is still a sensitive topic in Japan. Our boomers won't dock in their harbors to this day.
Jeremiah Parker
Anyone who wants to build more nuke weapons at this day and age is a fucking retard.