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Old 04-29-2007
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Re: Forced sex okayed for US troops

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Originally Posted by TheStripey1 View Post
Excuse me, but prostitutes work in a brothel. HOW they became prostitutes in that brothel is usually not what a patron of that brothel thinks about when he goes there. You can't blame american soldiers for what the japanese government did.

If the government of Japan was complicent in forcing women to work in those brothels, then the onus is on them.
If the US knew women were being forced to work in brothels serving US soldiers, they owe an apology to the women involved, and their families. If you don't think so - explain why. Don't give reasons why it was unavoidable, or acceptable - it is neither, according to this article.
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