Japan to send JSDF troops to Iraq.

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EmperorSolo51
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Japan to send JSDF troops to Iraq.

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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/get ... 1129b6.htm

Granted its only 550 troops, but it is a start.
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I really wouldn't count on them.
The Japans are right now extremely sensitive to any bad news from Iraq, and now with killed Japanese diplomats, there's a heavy backlash to any decisions to send troops to Iraq.
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