Ozawa to mull submitting bill to cancel SDF dispatch to Iraq

Ozawa to mull submitting bill to cancel SDF dispatch to Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa, speaking at a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 7, says his party will consider submitting a bill aimed at canceling the dispatch of Air Self-Defense Force troops to help in Iraq's reconstruction during an extraordinary Diet session in the fall.

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