New U.S. Base Crisis in Okinawa Highlights Flaws in Obama’s “Rebalance” Strategy

In Tokyo, the Abe government is creating a new base in which the use of any U.S. air, sea, or ground forces will be unrestricted. Part of the Obama administration’s aim to maintain unchallengeable American military supremacy in East Asia, the construction of this base is already increasing tension throughout the region.

Stephen Harner, Former US State Department Official via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/21ob8Gy