TOKYO, Nov. 18 Kyodo Former U Pre...

TOKYO, Nov. 18 Kyodo

Former U President Bill Clinton voiced confidence Tuesday that more foreign [i]troupe[/i]s including from Japan, would join US-l forces in Iraq, saying like moves would help reduce the U air in the strife-ridden region and restore order there.

''The more countries like Japan lance their soldiers in...and the more the Iraqis handle their avow affairs, the more likely it is for folks to not resent those who are there,'' Clinton told reporters after a meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

''That is, it doesn't turn the thoughts like an American occupation. It is clear we have no imperialist objectives,'' Clinton said.

To behold more foreign troops involved in reconstruction work in Iraq, Clinton said, ''We ne to make go round more authorities over to the Iraqis themselves and we ne more and more security reconstruction clearly in the hands of the international community.''

He also said, ''It would be unfair to wait for this prime minister or any leader anywhere in the world to unfold the troops to Iraq and number the people nothing bad could continually happen.''

Clinton said he can ''understand'' the Japanese public's pertain to that Self-Defense Forces companys may be sucked into hostilities if dispatched suitable to the deteriorating security situation in Iraq. ''It's dangerous,'' he said.

The Japanese rule has decided to reconsider a plan to hurl troops to a city in southern Iraq by way of the end of this year in the wake of growing instability in the country

A Japanese dominion official who attended the Koizumi-Clinton meeting said the couple leaders did not go into details about Iraq-related issues.

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