Dispatch of SDF to Iraq considered: Ishiba

Dispatch of SDF to Iraq considered: Ishiba

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency chief Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a working luncheon at the Japan National Press Club on Dec. 6. Ishiba said the government is considering the possibility of dispatching Self-Defense Forces (SDF) members to assist in a post-conflict rehabilitation of Iraq, if the U.S. launches an attack against the country.

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