On comments Trump made at Cabinet Meeting ( couldn’t find date)
The federal Government Accountability Office wrote in a 2021 report that data obtained from the US Defense Department showed that from 2016 through 2019, Japan provided $12.6 billion “in cash payments and in-kind financial support” for the US military presence – and also provided “indirect support, such as forgone rents on land and facilities used by U.S. forces, as well as waived taxes.” Over the same period, the report said, the US Defense Department obligated $20.9 billion for the US military presence in Japan.
Fact Check by Daniel Dale on edition.cnn.com
On comments Trump made at Cabinet Meeting ( couldn’t find date)
The federal Government Accountability Office wrote in a 2021 report that data obtained from the US Defense Department showed that from 2016 through 2019, Japan provided $12.6 billion “in cash payments and in-kind financial support” for the US military presence – and also provided “indirect support, such as forgone rents on land and facilities used by U.S. forces, as well as waived taxes.” Over the same period, the report said, the US Defense Department obligated $20.9 billion for the US military presence in Japan.
My question is:
What deal does Germany have with the US for military/ base costs after WWII compared to Japan?
How much of construction costs is Japan paying for the contentious base ‘extensions’ in Okinawa?
Thank you for explaining this so well.
Thank you for your detailed and logical analysis. I agree with your conclusion. Japan cannot face this tyrant alone.