12-05-08, 9:38 am
Original source: Akahata
The Japanese government on November 28 decided to pull out the Air Self-Defense Force from Iraq, ending its operation in support of US forces. After receiving an order from Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu, the ASDF unit will return to Japan.
Whereas the reason the government gave for the withdrawal was that the security situation in Iraq was improving, no one can deny the fact that domestic opinion against Japan's continued support for the illegal war has been growing day by day, joining with the growing international call for the US-led multinational forces to be withdrawn from Iraq. Clearly, supporting the Iraq War is a mistake. The government should stop all forms of support to this illegal war.
US hegemony is isolated
