THE DEMOCRAT POTUS BHO ADMINISTRATION BACK PEDALS FROM WENDY SHERMAN’S ILLICIT COMMENTS ON THE COMFORT WOMAN ISSUE OF WW2 BETWEEN JAPAN AND KOREA–THE COMMENT PUTS THE OBAMA HORSE IN JAPANS CAMP OVER KOREA WITH THE COMFORT (FORCED SOLDIERS SEX SLAVES OF WOMEN) YET UNRESOLVED– THE WOMAN SPOKE PERSON STEPS ON THE LAND MINE FOR SURE–JUST LIKE A GOOD DEMOCRAT WITHOUT HISTORICAL FORTITUDE

The U.S. has stepped in to defuse a rising furor after a top official openly expressed frustration over ongoing historical feuds in Northeast Asia, tacitly blaming South Korea and China for exploiting “nationalist feelings” toward Japan for domestic interests.
At a seminar in Washington on Friday, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman said historical and territorial “disagreements” between the three countries are “understandable, but it can also be frustrating.”
“Nationalist feelings can still be exploited, and it’s not hard for a political leader anywhere to earn cheap applause by vilifying a former enemy. But such provocations produce paralysis, not progress,” she said.
The remarks instantly sparked a stir over Washington’s apparent lack of adequate understanding about the deeply intertwined history and its significance in relations between the three Asian countries. Critics blasted the U.S. for refusing to rein in Tokyo’s ongoing revisionist push in pursuit of its own security and economic interests ahead of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Washington.
Seeking to calm the uproar, the U.S. State Department issued a statement on Monday endorsing Japan’s previous apologies for wartime atrocities which it said marked an “important chapter” in improving its ties with neighbors.
“We continue to emphasize the importance of approaching historical legacy issues in a manner that promotes healing and reconciliation,” the statement read.

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