Although I had visited to Japan Self Defense Forces' (JSDFs) units such as JGSDF Fuji School, JASDF Iruma AB etc. several times, the visiting to U.S. base was the first time.　Moreover, it is impressive not only visiting of base facilities but to have greeted as the student representative in the Lieutenant General's office above all.　Furthermore, it is very precious experience to question directly to Brig. General about the present Japan-U.S. relationship and Iraq issues, etc.　There is the two greatest harvest for me.　I could understand that U.S. Forces are thinking the Japan-U.S. alliance as important very much, and could directly hear about the U.S. government's diplomatic intercourse and security policy from Brig.Gen. Larsen.　Here I would like to note about Japan-U.S. relationship.　The United States has trouble to govern of Iraq now and is in a fix about Iraq issue now, I think..　Therefore, the United States requires Japan to dispatch JSDFs in Iraq., and wants to minimize U.S.'s burden, I suppose.　About dispatching of Japanese troops, there are two public opinions in Japan now, I think.　An opinion is that this JSDFs dispatching strengthens the Japan-U.S. alliance further and contributes for the solution of the North Korea issue in future, and well influence to the oil-dealing and the obtain of bid participating for Iraq reconstruction.　It is not the avoiding complication, but one of Japanese national interest.　Japan holds U.N. center principle, and does not dispatch JSDFs now and after the United Nations' Iraq reconstruction decision will dispatch them under the flag of the United Nations.　This is other opinion for the national interest of Japan.　Then, I considered once again the items which our country has through briefing or questions-and-answers.　They are "Senkaku Islands issue", "northern territorial issue", "North Korea nuclear development issue" etc., and the rival countries for Japan are the nuclear power and the despotic countries.　The JSDFs controlled under the exclusively defensive defense and not allowed to attack the other countries inside will not be able to defense our homeland, I believe.　The national security policy is realized on a "Deterrent Strategy" and "Arms Control."　The Japan-U.S. Security Treaty do contribute the security of Japan and make maintain the power balance of Far East Asia.　If the withdrawal of U.S. troops to CONUS area from Japan is considered earnestly, it should be very fearful.　So I believe that Japan should dispatch the JSDFs to Iraq in order to make Japan-U.S. alliance strongly tight.　I do not completely agree the opinion about that the United State settles many military bases in the world and tries to control the military powers in the whole world.　The U.S. Armed Forces in Japan are actually working to be an alliance of Japan, and they would want Japanese people to consider about the relationship between Japan and U.S..　I strongly feel their conscious about it.　The Gen. Larsen's speech about the differences of the foreign policies of Republican Party and Democratic Party at luncheon, I completely agree.　The speech included that the administration change of U.S. from both parties may not change U.S. foreign policy mostly.　In the case of Japan, the Democratic Party faces the United Nations, on the other hand the Liberal Democratic Party takes U.S. serious consideration policy.　If the Democratic Party aims the change of regime, they should make clear of their foreign policy related on the United States. And if not, Japanese peoples do not understand of their uncleared the national security policy, so they will not be able to come to power, I think.　According to the argument between the government and the nongovernment parties, nobody make the dispatching JSDFs in Iraq a political issue, but their argument is focusing the legality of JSDFs dispatching.　Compared with the past, the argument between top opposition parties today seem to step forward and to be realistic little by little, I think.　I thought this kind of issues required legality, and to pierce the an axiom and an organon related with the policy until today.　However, in the matters which are carrying out the present progressive, there is also a never unsolvable matter by the fair argument, I could have a new understanding of the difficulty of politics.　It was the very significant visit to Yokota AB.　I am thankful to the persons related on this program.　（Written by Senjo Hirano. 　Translated by Anthony Yotsue)