The bases are for US, and they pay us for part of the cost as it is.Okinawa has been doing very well to contain the virus.
That is until the US military started being tested positive and it's now spreading in the military there. They aren't wearing masks or taking proper steps to protect the troops from the virus.
The governor of the island isn't happy with the way the US military has been so irresponsible. I don't blame him.
Okinawa governor rips US for letting COVID-19 infections surge on overseas American military bases
Okinawa wants the US base off their Island, so no agenda here......
We should remove our base and all the foreign aid and all money we pay them for that base.
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Didn't we build those bases and like the bases in Germany don't we pay them to have those bases?? Oh and I'm sure our service men and women spend money in Okinawa all the time.