Indeed, while the current government has acceded to US deployment plans, it has also attempted to appease Okinawans by conducting its own inquiries into recent accidents (which ultimately supported the Pentagon’s findings of pilot error) and insisting that it will persuade the US government to respect their needs. In so doing, it has cast the US military as the villain – a move that could eventually hollow out American support for the alliance.
确实，虽然当前日本政府已经同意美国的部署计划，同时它还试图通过自行展开对近期事故的调查（最终还是与五角大楼的结论一致，即事故来自驾驶员失误）及坚称会说服美国政府尊重当地居民的要求来安抚冲绳人。在这么做的同时，日本政府已经把美军塑造成了恶棍的形象——这样的举动最终会彻底掏空美国对该联盟的支持。