"Osprey get out:" Okinawa protesters call for closure of U.S. military bases

[rangerrebew]

"Osprey get out:" Okinawa protesters call for closure of U.S. military bases
Story by Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian • Yesterday 7:30 PM
 

OKINAWA — Thousands of protesters gathered near Kadena Air Base in Okinawa on Saturday to call for the closure of U.S. military bases on the Japanese island.

Why it matters: The annual protests come as Okinawa is increasingly at the center of a possible superpower showdown in the Pacific.
 
The island's location — just a one-hour flight east of Taiwan — makes it key to any U.S. military response if China were to attack Taiwan.
What they’re saying: Protesters chanted “Give us back our peaceful life!” and “Osprey get out!” — a reference to the military helicopters often seen in the skies over the island.

A U.S. Marines spokesperson on the island did not respond to a request for comment.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/osprey-get-out-okinawa-protesters-call-for-closure-of-u-s-military-bases/ar-AA1b9xpL?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=92a87c1ad9404304a975758cbba5ad27&ei=45

[Smokin Joe]

I hope they are keeping up with their lessons on speaking Mandarin.

Oh, wait, they probably know it already.

If the Chinese can buy a President, a few dozen/hundred protesters shouldn't be too hard.