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Finally, there is now solid prove that Lee Con You is senile and should be in an old folks home. I don't know why the taxpayers are paying him millions of dollars a year to go on junkets to China and Japan and shoot his mouth off with this type of commentary. He "emphasized" that Japan should follow S'pore's model to deal with an ageing populaiton by opening up immigration. He is insane. A country like Japan owes its success to a single hegemonize style of society will now let in all manners of FTs from China, Burma, India, etc. He is fucking nuts. By the way, the FT policy as explained by him was to combat S'pore's low birth rate, not deal with an ageing population.
He also threw in a little Obama ass kissing by saying that the US military presence in Asia was essential for economic growth and stability. Whata joke. Elsewhere in the world, a US military presence has resulted in death, and instability. In fact, a US military presence in asia is destabilizing. No one wants an ang mo power to come into asia and throw their military weight around. I think after GKS funeral, they should check him into a old folks home in Johor.
US military presence crucial to balance of power in Asia
By Khaldon Azhari reports from Tokyo | Posted: 20 May 2010 2347 hrs
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US military presence crucial to balance of power in Asia
TOKYO: US military presence remains crucial to the balance of power in Asia, says Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.
East Asian security still needs the presence of American forces, so the region can continue its economic growth and balance the emergence of China, a country that is also important for this balance as there is no one country that should dominate Asia.
This was the message from Mr Lee at the 16th annual Nikkei Future of Asia Symposium in Tokyo.
Mr Lee also stressed the need to keep the US bases in Japan. Japan is in the midst of deciding where to relocate the US forces now based in Okinawa, and Mr Lee emphasized that US bases in Japan are necessary to maintain the balance of power in Asia.
Mr Lee said: "We believe that their presence brings about stability and peace. They need a base in the northeast, and if there is no base in Japan, they can't deploy their weaponry and project their power. If Japan closes them off from Okinawa, I think it will be a setback for the deployment of the American forces, which is not to the benefit of Asia."
Minister Mentor Lee also emphasized that Japan might take the Singaporean model to face the problem of an aging population, by opening up immigration and allowing immigrants' integration into the society without compromising local values.
He also threw in a little Obama ass kissing by saying that the US military presence in Asia was essential for economic growth and stability. Whata joke. Elsewhere in the world, a US military presence has resulted in death, and instability. In fact, a US military presence in asia is destabilizing. No one wants an ang mo power to come into asia and throw their military weight around. I think after GKS funeral, they should check him into a old folks home in Johor.
US military presence crucial to balance of power in Asia
By Khaldon Azhari reports from Tokyo | Posted: 20 May 2010 2347 hrs
Photos 1 of 1
Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew (file picture)
Video
US military presence crucial to balance of power in Asia
TOKYO: US military presence remains crucial to the balance of power in Asia, says Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.
East Asian security still needs the presence of American forces, so the region can continue its economic growth and balance the emergence of China, a country that is also important for this balance as there is no one country that should dominate Asia.
This was the message from Mr Lee at the 16th annual Nikkei Future of Asia Symposium in Tokyo.
Mr Lee also stressed the need to keep the US bases in Japan. Japan is in the midst of deciding where to relocate the US forces now based in Okinawa, and Mr Lee emphasized that US bases in Japan are necessary to maintain the balance of power in Asia.
Mr Lee said: "We believe that their presence brings about stability and peace. They need a base in the northeast, and if there is no base in Japan, they can't deploy their weaponry and project their power. If Japan closes them off from Okinawa, I think it will be a setback for the deployment of the American forces, which is not to the benefit of Asia."
Minister Mentor Lee also emphasized that Japan might take the Singaporean model to face the problem of an aging population, by opening up immigration and allowing immigrants' integration into the society without compromising local values.