People in small villages in the United States donÂ’t feel theyÂ’re a world power....They know exactly how unpopular the United States is in large parts of the world and they would like to reverse that development.
The viewpoint of current U.S diplomats hasn’t changed at all from the U.S. high commissioners who despotically ruled Okinawa before its controlled return in 1972.
From the very beginning, there has been a need for increased naval might and deployment from the United States, but from an outsider’s perspective, the limitations of the current U.S. domestic budget make this an impossible prospect.
This decision — based on the fundamental principle of alliance — is extremely important and certainly has the effect of showing not only China, but the rest of the world, the strength of Japan-U.S. relations.