Japanese PM: Japan Backs US in Just-started War on Iraq

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Japanese PM: Japan Backs US in Just-started War on Iraq

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Thursday that Japan supports the launch earlier in the day of a US-led military strike on Iraq to disarm President Saddam Hussein.

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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Thursday that Japan supports the launch earlier in the day of a US-led military strike on Iraq to disarm President Saddam Hussein.

"I understand and support the United States' use of force against Iraq," Koizumi was quoted by Kyodo News as saying at an emergency press conference.

"Japan supports the policy of US President George W. Bush that the operation is to disarm Iraq, not to attack Iraqi people," he said.

The premier made a similar announcement Tuesday after Bush gavethe Iraqi leader a 48-hour ultimatum to go into exile with his sons or face war, according to Kyodo.

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