This video was very shocking to me because I had no idea the U.S. military ceased Okinawa land, forced the people to obey commands through threats, and are endangering their lives and health at this moment. It is embarrassing to see how much destruction America has inflicted on these innocent people and how careless and heartless they are towards them. It goes to show how big of a hypocrite the American government can be. America fights the war against terrorist, but the U.S. government also needs to be aware of how they affect other countries; how their use of military dominance can be viewed as oppressive and terroristic. They threatened by burning homes to take their land, they contaminate drinking water with their oil, crash planes in schools and homes, and cause violence such as rape. At this very moment these issues are still present in Okinawa. Did the government take any action to solve these problems?
After the rape of a schoolgirl by three soldiers in 1995, people realized there needed to be a change; they needed to take action. The Special Action Committee on Okinawa (SACO) was then established (globalsecurity.org). The Okinawa Prefectural Government created a program in 1996 that will close all military bases by 2015 (globalsecurity.org). The U.S. Military has had control over Okinawa since the end of World War II. Why did it take so long for the bases to change their ways? Didn't they notice what was happening to the people of Okinawa? Why did they allow this terrorism to acquire Okinawa land happen in the first place?
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/okinawa.htm
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