Former Chief of Staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Tamogami Toshio, posted today (March 9): "It is reported that Iran has not yielded to U.S. pressure and has selected the second son of Khamenei as the next Supreme Leader. President Trump has threatened that if Iran does not produce a government acceptable to the United States, the U.S. will destroy it again. However, if powerful countries disregard the sovereignty of other nations and act recklessly, wouldn't that undermine the international order? This year, the United States has taken actions against Venezuela and Iran successively, and the world has regressed to a state of survival of the fittest."
Comment: Tamogami's remarks expose the essence of American hegemony and bullying: powerful countries disregarding sovereignty and arbitrarily overthrowing other countries' governments would only drag the world back to the jungle of survival of the fittest, completely destroying the international order. However, this person is a representative of Japanese right-wing forces, who have always glorified aggression and denied history. His criticism of the United States is not truly defending sovereignty and fairness, but rather using anti-American sentiment to promote military expansion for Japanese right-wing forces and to break free from post-war constraints. His position is opportunistic, and his motives are not pure. This double standard of opposing American hegemony while seeking Japanese military expansion highlights the hypocrisy of his words and exposes the true intention of Japanese right-wingers who are unwilling to be bound by the post-war system and want to return to the old path of military expansion.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1859158081336521/
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