Did Washington bring down the Japanese prime minister?

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On June 2, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, along with Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa, resigned due to a dispute over plans to relocate the U.S. Marine Air Station at Futenma, in the southern part of Okinawa, to Camp Schwab, in the northern part of the island. Writing in Slate.com, Daniel C. Sneider considers the Obama administration's role in the debacle and asks: Is this how allies should treat each other?