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On Carter's first Asia trip as Pentagon chief, calm prevails

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By ROBERT BURNS

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East Asia is “generally so peaceful and therefore so prosperous.”

But the US and Japan are going to change all that!

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So the presence of the American military is a "stabilizing" influence on the Far East? You mean like it is in the Middle East? Pleeeaze...

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He is right that the only reason East Asia isn't in the headlines is that the US is ready to throw the hordes back.

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That is what US government will do, Turn SEA into another ME ravage with wars.

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So the presence of the American military is a "stabilizing" influence on the Far East? You mean like it is in the Middle East? Pleeeaze...

The US removes all forces from the Middle East tomorrow. You think that Iran, Israel, and Saudi Arabia all decide to play nice?

That is what US government will do, Turn SEA into another ME ravage with wars.

The US removes all forces from the Asia Pacific tomorrow. You think that China plays nice?

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East asia is peaceful. Thank you Japan/US military partnership.

East asia is prosperous. Thank you Japan/US capitalism.

l love waking up on weekends and deciding where to I want to freely go. And what to freely spend $¥ on. And without worrying about AK47 gunfire, kidnappers, and suicide bombers.

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