wasabi wrote:
>>Koizumi (with a *huge* smile) : Thank you so much ! I was *so* worried 
>>of the bad consequences for me if any of the SDF member in Iraq would be 
>>hurt ! How much do you want ?
> 
> How much would you pay for your life if you're country put you in
> harms way just to support the worst fucking U.S. president?

I'd pay a lot.

But we're talking about Koizumi here.
He could have said no to Bush, and that would have insured no japanese 
force would be injured in Irak.

But he says yes, looks like lackey, gets a few japanese angry about 
that, then realizes if any of the soldiers gets hurt, people will think 
again and there will be a lot more angry people, so he pays big bucks to 
avoid that, the ridiculous part of paying to get soldiers protected not 
being his worry at all.