Regarding the Oct. 16 article "LDP's Nakatani calls foes of MSDF mission 'terrorists' ": I found the logic of security panel head Gen Nakatani similar to that used by the Bush administration in leading the charge into the muck of war in the Middle East with the catchphrase "You're either with us or against us."
Nakatani appears to be aping U.S. President George W. Bush with a more caustic version for domestic consumption: Anyone who objects to the refueling of coalition ships in the Indian Ocean is not only against Japan but also a terrorist. I guess I fall under the category of international terrorist, while my Japanese wife, who ridicules MSDF refueling, must be a homegrown one. Nakatani's name-calling is just as hard to swallow as Bush's.
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