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WhoWoodaKnew

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9. "Well, Timmy did it too." Is that really the best he's got?

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Thu Jan 30, 2014, 09:01 AM

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U.S. Rejects Japanese Broadcaster’s Claim It Used ‘Comfort Women’ in World War II [View all] alp227 Jan 2014 OP

Until they stop using the term "comfort women," 1000words Jan 2014 #1

We did have prostitutes for the GI's in Hawaii in WWII. They were not allowed to own property, own grahamhgreen Jan 2014 #2

But weren't they prostitutes by their own decision? Kablooie Jan 2014 #4

Interesting; the prostitutes there leveraged for greater rights than before the war, eShirl Jan 2014 #5

They were there before the war. LTG Jan 2014 #7

This might explain the crazy streetwalker scene in Oahu...nt Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #12

The conservatives in Japan are as crazy as the ones in the US davidpdx Jan 2014 #3

Big surprise, the Right is Wrong everywhere. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #6

Love Sex and War bucolic_frolic Jan 2014 #8

"Well, Timmy did it too." Is that really the best he's got? WhoWoodaKnew Jan 2014 #9

I dunno, does Marlene Dietrich count? malthaussen Jan 2014 #10

Bottom line (so to speak) Nitram Jan 2014 #11

The US military freed all the vietnamese, filippino and thai prostitutes, during the Vietnam war. Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #13

The US military did not abduct women and force them to be prostitutes hack89 Jan 2014 #16

C'mon Japan - we know what you did, stop deflecting Baclava Jan 2014 #14

He's only wrong about when it happened. The U.S. did use "comfort women". Xithras Jan 2014 #15

That's interesting that MacArthur would care area51 Jan 2014 #19

It wasn't entirely his choice. Xithras Jan 2014 #20

I'm no big fan of MacArthur.... Paladin Jan 2014 #21

There is practically no way the US Army in WW II LibertyLover Jan 2014 #17

brothels were there in phillipines and thailand rafeh1 Jan 2014 #18

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