Most Japanese against extending Iraq mission

More than 60 percent of Japanese are against extending the mission of the country’s military in Iraq, a newspaper poll showed on Thursday, three weeks before the government has to decide whether to carry on or pull out.

In the survey published by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 61 percent of respondents opposed extending the mission and said the troops should pull out. Only 25 percent said the military should remain in Iraq beyond the Dec. 14 deadline.

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, a staunch ally of U.S. President George W. Bush, is believed to be leaning towards extending the deployment, but the worsening security situation has raised concerns about the safety of the Japanese troops.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6579906/

...in Iraq, we just need leadership to make that clear to the Bush administration, the republican congress, the military rank and file and the media of this country. What the hell are we doing there still killing civilians by the hundreds?

there in the first place.

Agence France-Presse ("MAJORITY OF JAPANESE OPPOSE SENDING TROOPS TO IRAQ: SURVEY," 07/22/03) reported that a majority of Japanese oppose sending troops to Iraq to help with reconstruction efforts, as public support for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi slid, according to a survey released. Fifty-five percent of those responding said they were against dispatching the Self-Defence Forces (SDF) to the war-torn country, compared with 43 percent in a similar poll in June, the Asahi Shimbun said. The latest survey showed 33 percent of the respondents voiced support, down from 46 percent in the previous poll.
http://www.nautilus.org/archives/napsnet/dr/0307/JUL22-03.html#item14

Sooner or later the people of (name your nation) will realize that they out-number the politicians and if the pols go against the will of the people they should be shown the door rudely.