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Invasion of Iraq a mistake: Japan

America's invasion of Iraq was a mistake based on a faulty assumption, Japan's Defense Minister said Wednesday.

Fumio Kyuma said he has never supported the war on Iraq.

Bush's decision to attack Iraq "based on an assumption that weapons of mass destruction existed was a mistake," Kyuma told a news conference.

Despite Bush's plan to boost troop numbers, Japan will not hastily decide whether to extend its airlifts in support of American-led forces in Iraq, Kyuma said.


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