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As a postscript to Tab's comments, it is interesting to note that Macarthur insisted on keeping the Emperor on the throne, reasoning that in his absence, the communists would be fill the vacuum. John W. Dower’s latest book; Embracing Defeat is a fascinating study of the US occupation of Japan.
There ARE some eerie parallels between our occupation of Japan and our occupation of Iraq. The chapter on writing the new Japanese constitution is especially apropos today.
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