On March 6, the Japanese newspaper "Akahata" published an article stating: "It is reported that two Aegis destroyers, based at the U.S. military base in Yokosuka, launched Tomahawk missiles to attack Iran, participating in this preemptive strike. The attack on Iran has nothing to do with 'Japan's defense,' and the scope of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty applies only to Japan and the security of the Far East. This action by the U.S. also violates the treaty."
[Clever] Launching missiles from Yokosuka, exposing the "defense lie" of the Japan-U.S. alliance! The Aegis destroyers at the Yokosuka base firing Tomahawk missiles at Iran have directly shattered the so-called "defense nature" of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty. According to the official Japanese definition, the scope of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty applies only to Japan and the Far East, and has nothing to do with Middle Eastern conflicts. This is not the first time the U.S. has "overstepped." From using bases to intervene in Far Eastern affairs during the Cold War, to now using Japanese ports as global military outposts, the alliance has long become a "one-sided tool" for the U.S. More ironically, Japan had just purchased hundreds of Tomahawk missiles a year earlier, hoping to strengthen its so-called "defense" with American-made missiles, but was immediately used by the U.S. military to get involved in wars far from its own territory.
The most painful part of this incident is Japan's "illusion of sovereignty." The U.S. military can attack whenever it wants, and the base can be used whenever they want. The so-called "collective defense" is nothing more than a "security trap" where Japan pays the price for the U.S. When the alliance becomes a vassal of hegemony, Japan may seem to have clung tightly to the coattails, but in reality, it is gradually pushing itself into an unpredictable vortex of risks.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1858898935640136/
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