U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel Discusses U.S.-Japan Relations 

Rahm Emmanuel is a neocon war thug.

Only if N.Korea and China wouldn't invade, which we know they would.

After the events leading up to and including WWII itself? No thanks. Japan is better off in all ways with the current American military garrison there and in adjacent areas in the region. Many other East and Southeast Asian nations agree to varying extents with the steps America is trying to take to detour as well as contain the PRC. Being in Japan as it has been is an integral component to the broader strategy. You don't have to like what I'm saying but you better get used to it.

@@TJCMN What about the events after WWII and the economic miracle? Additionally, if the U.S. hadn't stayed and rebuilt Japan the Soviet Union would have stepped in and added it to its sphere of influence. We wouldn't have the Japan of today if it were not for the U.S. determination to rebuild Japan and the Japanese can-do spirit. Take a look at the two Koreas. I don't think you have a good grasp of world history when it comes to the 20th century.

@@juanf5391 I think there's a misunderstanding on either my end or yours regarding my response to the OP -I am not against (at least not as a whole) what America did after the Second World War in regards to its assistance in rebuilding and redirecting Japan and the broader efforts it made in Asia (as well as Europe) to ensure the Soviets and then the PRC couldn't fill a potential power vacuum either directly or by proxy such as supporting Japanese Communists of various stripes and affiliations. My main point of contention was that I don't see why what the OP or even why based on what you just were mentioning, this should lead to America withdrawing its military assets and decamping from its bases there. They are a crucial part to the wider strategy that America is attempting to implement in order to prevent the PRC and others such as the DPRK from attempting some sort of revanchist campaign. Especially given the current volatile circumstances that define the Indo-Pacific region as a whole. Feel more than free to disagree, but at least disagree based on my actual premise since it sounds like you're mischaracterizing what my original sentiments here were.

They both need to read," Paekche's Principle: The Great Secret of Asia"