“I think that was absolutely wrong,” Schieffer said.
Japanese sometimes argue that “the US will not risk New York for Tokyo,” he said. “Well, we have. We’ve been doing that for 60 years, and that’s not going to change.”
The appointment of Roos had not been announced as this was written. An attorney and Obama fund raiser from California, he must be confirmed by the Senate before going to Tokyo. While waiting, he might want to read up on the nuclear issue that will confront him when he lands there.
Richard Halloran is a freelance writer in Hawaii.
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