International dependents

Maybe its time we let the rest of the world fend for itself.

The Japanese navy declined to further support US operations in Afghanistan back in dec 07 after the country's diet's(parliment)main opposition party refused to support an extension of the mission.

Thankfully the Japanese grew some balls in january 08 and managed to get the law through. The opposition still opposed it though being the narrow minded and moronic assholes they are. They believe supporting the US would invite terrorists to start picking on them as well.

Japanese ships are the target of terrorism and piracy as much as any country's. Terrorists don't make special compensation for pussies. The Japanese media who follow along with the opposition's "hide from reality" policy aren't very keen on reporting the attacks so the reports the Japanese public recieve are sketchy.
The most recent attack occured in the gulf of Aden.
And heres one from when the Japanese Navy stopped aiding the US.

In fact in order for the "Japanese Navy" to actually engage threats anyway the constitution would have to be changed. In the meantime the Japanese hide behind US navy ships and expect the west to protect them.
This is a good example of that from october 07.

Why should the US waste its taxpayers money and rescources protecting a country who's mainstream media heavily criticise anything its own navy does for the US?
Why should the US navy support anyone who flip flops about supporting them?