According to the analysis of the war research institute, after the US military stationed in Japan crashed an "Osprey" rotorcraft and lost eight lives, another "trouble" occurred, and a 14-pound piece of parts fell from a US military stationed at the Atsugi base. When the "Osprey" crashed earlier, Japan asked the United States to stop flying the "Osprey," but the United States actually said that it had not received a letter of request from the Japanese side. This time, it was just a drop of parts, and although it was likely to kill the Japanese, this was a very common occurrence, so the US side did not care about saying that Japan had been notified of the relevant matters.
Although the United States has been since "911 Since then, it has been in trouble, but it still has a large number of powerful allies in the world, and has repeatedly declared that this is a huge strategic advantage of the United States over China and Russia, among which Japan in particular likes to kneel and worship the United States, and it is silent how it is bullied by the United States. Japan strongly supported the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and as far as U.S. foreign policy is concerned, the only legitimate goal in Iraq is to destroy any existing mass destruction**, and it can only be carried out through inspections that undermine Iraq's sovereignty. If the verification fails, it must be resolved by the use of force by uniting allies. The continued adherence to this policy reflects a distrust of the unilateralist attempts of the United States.
America's allies are not monolithic, and many of America's allies have been calling for support for multilateralism, and they are not inherently biased and hateful to U.S. policy. For example, French foreign policy is also shaped by the uniqueness of its history and experience. French intelligence fairly pointed out that Iraq** had no particular connection to al-Qaeda, and that the CIA was lying. Moreover, since the 80s of the 20th century, the experience of France in the fight against radicalism in the Middle East has shown that the war waged by the United States is not the right choice. Most importantly, the analysis of the situation in Iraq by the French people, including Jacques Chirac**, is guided by their own experience in Algeria.
It's a prism through which they know what to expect in Iraq. If Iraq is invaded, there will be more disappointment, anger and pain in the Arab world. The differences of opinion with the United States are not so much a cause of the Franco-American crisis over Iraq as a by-product of the crisis. Shortly after 9/11, France's public **, like Japan, assumed that the U.S. strategy was feasible. However, as the differences between the positions of France and the United States widened, the criticism of the United States that appeared in France became more and more intense, and the criticism of the "legalistic" France that emerged in the United States became more and more intense. Even on the question of whether they really want the United States to succeed in Iraq, the French have shown vague signals.
So much so that French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin once reminded the public to pay attention: "Americans are not enemies." We are on the side of the democratic camp. "Sentiment against US hegemony has spread throughout Europe during this crisis. To demonstrate the solidity of his position, it would be useful for Chirac to demonstrate his overwhelming domestic support. In fact, it was Prime Minister Raffarin who reminded the French public that France's enemy was Saddam Hussein, not the United States, and Chirac did not do so. And in Japan there is no such figure as Chirac at all. The Sword Project Wen py