Scholars of Japan's Allied occupation oppose Iraq war

As we go forward to a glorious and overwhelming victory in the valley of civilization, some weakling pacifists ('professors') are objecting to the so-called 'Japanese model' of post-war occupation and rebuilding. Perhaps their strongest argument is that our government has not actually trained people in Iraqi society and culture, to help build a new civil order:

U.S. policy planning for postwar Japan began three years before the defeat. Thousands of Americans studied Japan's history and language and, in the last year of the war, underwent intensive training in civil administration. The occupation succeeded due in part to the detailed knowledge these administrative experts acquired about Japan's social and political institutions and culture. There is no evidence that the United States is now preparing a similar group of dedicated experts or developing comparable post-invasion policies consonant with Iraq's history, political system, and culture.

Cross your fingers. Everything will work out.

Posted by HongPong at March 14, 2003 12:38 PM
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