"My trip to Asia begins here in Japan for an important reason. It begins here because for a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times. From that alliance has come an era of peace in the Pacific. [...] From its very brith, our alliance has been based on common interests, common respect and common values".
(I don't think he knows there was a war from 1941 to 1945... which dramaticly ended with Hiroshima...

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Olivier