On 2006/05/18, at 1:40, Doug Henwood wrote:
> reelection last month. Japan's prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi,
> often cited by Bush in stump speeches as one of his best friends
> abroad, plans to step down in September. And even British Prime
> Minister Tony Blair appears poised to resign next year.
>
> "The people who supported the president, particularly on Iraq, in
> almost every case were doing so against their domestic public
> opinion and they paid a price," said James
As far as Koizumi is concerned, that has nothing to do with Irak. It is only the date of the LPD's internal elections for LPD leadership to which Koizumi said he would not be candidate. And considering current politics, it is very unlikely Japan leaves Irak unless something very unexpected happens.
JC Helary