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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry
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To: SiouxPal who wrote (53224)10/16/2004 3:50:08 AM
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Japanese political leaders rap Kerry's bilateral talk idea

Eyebrows, hackles raised as Koizumi backs Bush

By REIJI YOSHIDA
Staff writer

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"No matter what the results of the election may bring, the firm ties between the U.S. and Japan will remain unshakable," he said.

But fuel was added to the fire later Friday, when Tsutomu Takebe, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, said it would be problematic if Kerry were to beat Bush.

"It would mean trouble if (the winner) is not President Bush," Takebe told a Nippon Broadcasting System radio show. "Mr. Kerry is trying to address the North Korean problem bilaterally. That is totally out of the question."

While praising Bush's policy of seeking a resolution to the standoff over North Korea's nuclear ambitions through multilateral dialogue, the LDP's No. 2 man also said, "We are in an era of multilateralism, and issues on Iraq should also be dealt with" multilaterally.


japantimes.co.jp
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