Japan to send SDF to Afghanistan to plan termination may affect the Japan-US relations
reported, according to Japanese news network Jan. 12 message, the Japanese government decided to suspend the medical SDF dispatch to Afghanistan plan. Japanese Defense Ministry officials believe that this is the U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Japan on the 12th visit, the Japanese give the United States in a "worst gift", it is possible for recovering buried in a US-Japan relations "fire."
reported that the decision was in the January 11 meeting of the Japanese cabinet made. Suspension of the dispatch plan the biggest reason is that Japan's largest opposition party the Liberal Democratic Party's resolute opposition. As the upcoming major issue is the Japanese Diet passed the 2011 state budget, if the LDP against it, will make this important budget can not pass.
send troops to Afghanistan, the medical detachment of the program plan is November 2010, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and the U.S. President to the Yokohama summit meeting held during the APEC meeting, the two sides established a co-operation. Was based on Obama's request, Kan promised to "Self-Defense Force medical teams" form, to achieve the desired self-defense forces stationed in the United States Government support for U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and the desire. December 2010, the Japanese Defense Ministry and Foreign Ministry officials, the investigation team conducted a field survey to Afghanistan, and worked out a "Self-Defense Forces dispatched 10 medical officers, expand medical education to help the Afghan soldiers and U.S. military bases in the SDF medical officers to stay "plan.
However, the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party and other opposition parties opposed to sending troops to Afghanistan. Therefore, the 11-day cabinet meeting, Naoto Kan made the decision to suspend the program and plans to visit Tokyo on the 12th U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to explain.
It is reported that Japan's current defense officials stationed in Afghanistan, but no presence of the SDF.
Japanese Defense Ministry officials said 12 morning, the Japanese government's actions might make is in the recovery phase of the US-Japan alliance has cast a shadow, and planted a "fire" .
