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How many British soldiers died in Iraq for America

How many US Merchant Marines and military personnel died for Britain during WWII? Also, at the risk of having this post removed, the British Empire mucked up countries in the Middle East and elsewhere long before US involvement in the areas.

Guess the mayor is OK with Kimono-brand condoms, bars and nightclubs named kimono, etc. Search Google for "kimono" and you'll get about 1,460,000,000 results. Looks like the mayor has too much time on his hands. Much ado about nothing.

If you're over 65 and receiving Social Security, you should thank those illegal immigrants that are helping fund your retirement.  Irony abounds . . .So, illegal immigrants have paid more taxes than the Trump family does.

Actually, Social Security funds contributed using invalid cards don't go to retired beneficiaries. That money goes to what's called the Earnings Suspense File (ESF). See https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/02/ss_secret_stash.html

The Americans should of bypassed Okinawa like Taiwan.

The Emperor should have ordered his forces to surrender after the devastating fire-bombing of Tokyo and surrounding areas.

"Why doesn't trump see him? He saw Kim Jong "

I'd bet that if President Trump did met the leader of Iran, many here would twist the meeting into somehow being a bad thing.

They should all be on their knees thanking the Russian soldier!

Thanks should be given, but not while on their knees. The Russians benefited quite a bit from US-provided arms and the US\British bombings and march towards Germany.

Let's see a show of hands of everyone who would have praised (or believed) President Trump if he had said Biden is a good man and the alleged comments about him are totally incorrect. Anyone?

concerns about the increasing number of elderly drivers on the road as Japan's population rapidly grays.

Since this is a well known fact, more stringent tests, eye exams, etc., for elderly drivers should be implemented Japan-wide. Initiate shorter expiration dates for licenses issued to elderly drivers. Re-test when applying for license renewals. Also, doctors should be required to report to licensing authorities any medical issues, e.g., dementia, vision problems, etc., which may impair driving abilities. Operating vehicles without a valid license should result in severe penalties, regardless of the driver's age.

Folks here predicting war with Iran. Hope they publicly state they were wrong after two-three months from now when there's no war.

Today's news report stated the wife lives in Japan with her father and son. The report didn't indicate where the husband resides, i.e., Hawaii or on the mainland.

Listed below is a link to an article about the court proceedings. The wife was present, but the husband was not because he was not cooperating with authorities (not sure why they didn't just hogtie him and wheel him into the courtroom) :

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/05/06/hawaii-news/tourists-charged-in-waikiki-sexual-assault-appear-in-district-court/

Internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII was undoubtedly harsh. Racism is most often given as the reason for their internment. However, the Niihau Incident is rarely mentioned as a contributing factor in the decision to implement internment. During that incident, a Japanese aircraft crash landed on Hawaii's Niihau island after attacking Pearl Harbor. An Issei and a Nisei couple gave aid and comfort to the Japanese pilot, and the incident contributed to the thinking of some people at the time that Japanese-Americans might align themselves with Japanese forces should an invasion be launched after Japanese initial successes in the Pacific.

Twitter needs to ban Trump now.

I don't think Twitter needs to ban President Trump. The news media needs to stop "re-broadcasting" every single tweet he posts. I don't subscribe to Twitter, yet I see all of his tweets because they're considered "news worthy" and published by (it seems) every newspaper, TV channel, radio station, etc. Also, I would think, Twitter users who don't want to read posts from a fellow Twitterite should be able to block his\her messages.

What's wrong if anyone naming the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) as a terrorist organization and the U.S. government as a sponsor of terror???

Go for it. Wouldn't bother me. What's in a name? Iran already considers the US to be the "Great Satan." Everyone tirelessly chants "Death To America" and they even have a "Death To America" emoji (https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-43891478).

I saw sporting USAF jackets, as in the guys who nuked your country twice and firebombed most major cities

Actually, it was the Army Air Force that bombed Japan during WWII. The United States Air Force (USAF) didn't exist until after the war (1947).

Trump is itching to invade in order to deflect attention from his serious legal troubles

Makes me wonder if there is a problem in this world that someone hasn't blamed on President Trump.

That Coast Guard officer also wrote that he was "dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on the earth," and pondering how he might be able to acquire anthrax and toxins to create botulism or a deadly influenza. While he may have named prominent Democratic officials, he wanted to kill a lot more than just Democrats.

Older drivers are aren't always at fault in incidents such as this. Recently in the US, a 37-year old driver drove more than three miles with a 65-year old clinging to the hood of his car. (Not saying the 65-year old made a "grown-up" decision by getting on the guy's hood.)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/massachusetts-man-holds-hood-car-three-miles-road-rage-incident-n963181

This whole murder suicide thing, very common indeed in Japan.

Back in the '70s, an incident such as this was called "family suicide" in some English-language newspapers. Not sure when they started calling it "murder suicide," which is what it is.

The United States, Canada and several Latin American countries have disavowed Maduro over his disputed re-election last year and recognized self-proclaimed President Juan Guaido as the country's rightful leader.

How about letting "Canada and several Latin American countries" work to sort out Venezuela's mess?

Melody: There is only one truth in this bombing: The Americans committed the most disgusting sin and genocide against civilians in modern history.

Wow! More disgusting than the Nanking Massacre, the Holocaust, the Russian Gulags, Cambodian Genocide, the Rwandan Genocide, the Armenian Genocide, and many other "sin and genocide (that were conducted) against civilians in modern history?"

seanwd20: Why isn’t this being reported by the foreign media?

There's lots of foreign media coverage. Google: Yevgeniy Vasilievich Bayraktar

I first saw the Buddhist symbol while serving in Southeast Asia years ago. Noticed it was reversed. Was told its significance. Never thought much about it after that.  I think most westerners will be OK with the symbol, once they know its Buddhist history.

asking Japan to make sincere apology, that is what I want

Perhaps Japanese officials should meet with surviving comfort women to determine once and for all the "sincere apology" that want to hear.

Just replaced the batteries in all my smoke alarms.

Smoke alarms should also be checked to ensure they are not more than ten years old. Smoke alarms that are more than ten years old should be replaced. Smoke detecting elements of smoke alarms aren't considered reliable after ten years,

Are US car exports to Japan configured to support right-side drivers? If not, that would be the major reason US cars don't sell well in Japan. I drove a left-side drive US car while stationed in Japan back in the 1980s. Most of the time, driving that car was very stressful.

Anyone who thinks that trumps tax returns are not important can stop pretending to be a patriot. They are only trumpets.

Trump’s taxes could show he’s dodged taxes for the last 20 years and his base will stay silent. Removing your spine is a requirement for being a Trump fan.

True. They don't actually care about America, only about Trump. But at least this exposes these people for the anti-american hypocrites they are.

During my 33-year military service and subsequent 20 years in the Department of Defense, I've never considered myself to be a "patriot," I am an American who loves his country. Also, I have been an Independent voter since 1956. I've voted for Democrats, Republicans and third party candidates. After elections, I have always supported the winning candidate, even if I didn't voted for him\her, and always hoped that the newly elected official would do what's best for my community, state and country. I try to avoid political arguments, mainly because it never ceases to amaze me how quickly some Democrats and Republicans will resort to name-calling and character assassination when someone disagrees with their opinions or have personal views that are different from theirs.

As far as the President's tax forms are concerned, considering recent incidents of confidential documents being made public, I personally believe that if there are documents which show fraud, they would have been leaked long ago. However, if an investigation is conducted, and it's found he submitted fraudulent tax reports, I won't commit seppuku, but it'll certainly look very bad for past and present IRS tax enforcement officials.

expected to lead investigations into Trump's long-hidden tax returns

What is this fascination over President Trump's tax returns? If he were guilty of tax fraud of any kind, the IRS would have publicly announced any wrongdoings when candidate Trump announced he was running for president. Also, if there were fraud, the omnipresent "anonymous source" would have exposed it long ago.

North Korea has warned it could revive a state policy

NK issues a warning and folks here are already cheering the possible failure of President Trump's efforts to denuclearize the Korean peninsula.

Just your daily reminder why, for the first time in history, the most mocked, hated, and mistrusted person on the planet is a President of the United States.

Just curious, but do you have a link to some survey, news article, etc., to support the above statement?

The problem with using the Niihau Incident as justification for the internment of Americans of Japanese descent is that no internment was ordered on the Hawaiian Islands.

While Japanese-American internment facilities in the Territory of Hawai'i were far, far fewer than in the US, they did exist. According to the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i "An estimated 17 sites throughout the territory were used to confine Japanese and Japanese Americans during World War II"

(See https://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/Hawaii_internment)

NOTE: The old internment camp at Honouliuli is less than five miles from my home here on O'ahu. More info about internment camps in Hawaii is available at:

https://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/Hawaii_internment https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/untold-story-japanese-americans-wwii-internment-hawaii-n170746