On the other Hand. Wars have been fought for even more stupid reasons.
No, no tactical importance except the whole of the 3rd Marine Division is still there lol. Don't know if you guys keep up with BRAC and things like that, but the U.S. is shifting its forces to the Asian theater. In fact the U.S. just opened a base in Australia, and is expanding operations in the area. Don't forget the 2 MEU's that generally float in the area. We have a strong interest in that rock called "japan" for the reason china does, its close to them. If anything was to ever go wrong between the U.S. and China the launch point would be from Japan, the U.S. likes to keep those kind of things know so it keeps other countries in "Check".