対イラク武力行使

以下は、８月16日付けの英国タイムズの社説（一部抜粋）

【Ghosts to be laid】

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Japan’s rewriting of history is callous and contemptible. But China and South Korea are in part to blame. The ferocity of their protests, and the sanctions attached, had turned the issue into a question of whether Japan accepted foreign diktats, making it difficult for Mr Koizumi to back down. Visits to the shrine are hardly the primary test of Japan’s peaceable vocation. Since 1945 Japan has generously contributed international aid and is gradually participating in peacekeeping operations. Japan’s failures to face up to the full horror of its war record would be better addressed by focusing, for example, on the revision of history teaching in schools. The country, however, must take the initiative to defuse this debilitating diplomatic row.

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,542-2314776.html