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FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump talks to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, as they pause before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base en route to West Palm Beach, Fla. Japan’s ruling party is expected to approve a change in party rules Sunday, March 5, 2017, that could pave the way for Abe to become the country’s longest-serving leader in the post-World War II era. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) (AP)

Pacific retreat

John Feffer - TomDispatch.com