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[Reggie]

It has a lot more to do with America's desperation and dependence on foreign creditors in 2009 and 2010 than anything that happened in 1945.

[Kuros]

[steveinincheon]

Who cares if he bowed to the emperor. The emperor's role is largely ceremonial, and what difference does it make if Obama follows traditional pomp and circumstance. American presidents' interactions with foreign monarchs often come under scrutiny. Both Carter and W. were criticized for not following protocol with QE2. Now Obama is being criticized for following traditional protocol in Japan. The bigger issue is what occurs in negotiations with leaders - which has been less than stellar this trip.

[beck's]

Kuros. Before the drop on Hiroshima the Japanese were told that the US had a superior weapon capable of mass destruction. They refused to unconditionally surrender.

After the Hiroshima drop the Japanese high command voted to continue the war even though they knew, without a shadow of a doubt, the power of the atomic bomb.

Even after the Nagasaki bomb drop the Japanese high command were tied in a vote as to whether or not they should unconditionally surrender.

The emperor broke the tie and Japan surrendered.

What is there to apologize for? The Japanese were given every chance to surrender.

[Ya-ta Boy]

[Reggie]

If Obama doesn't bow to our biggest lenders and they stop lending us money, what would that do to our ability to finance the the welfare state, the corporate bailouts, the US military and the rest of the 1/3 of American workers who are government employees?

[Hater Depot]

Pretty persuasive argument that Obama should not have bowed. Having taken a closer look now, I have to agree that he should have taken more caution.

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/11/obamas_botched_bow.html

[Reggie]

This is why I complain so much about our policies. I'm not happy about Obama bowing to all of these foreign leaders, but we Americans can no longer fund our own budgets and they're our lenders. This is the result, with the end result being the eventual collapse of our economy when the Chinese or Japanese decide not to lend to us or become unable to do so because of their own economic problems.

By 2012, our reliance on the Japanese, Chinese, and Saudis to buy our Treasuries will be so enormous, we'll have no choice but to elect Palin and send her over to get us some money any which way she can.

[mises]

He gave a hug in Korea:

http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/11/19/presidents-obama-and-lee-embrace-their-friendship/

[bacasper]

[beck's]

Maybe Mr. Casper they should have dropped it on New York City as a demonstration of its power.

War is not a compassionate activity. The sooner we get over that notion the sooner our enemies will not attack us with such enthusiasm.

[Fox]

[bacasper]

[beck's]

The Islamist Jihadists. 911! That wasn't an attack?? Either of us could wikipedia the attacks on the US before 911 or the plots since thwarted. What a question. You were posting on the old thread about Fort Hood for heaven's sake.

[bacasper]

Of course 9/11 was an attack. It was a false flag attack in which, if any "Islamist Jihadists" were involved, they were acting in concert with or at the behest of US intelligence insiders.

See the 9/11 sticky thread.