Three guesses, and the first two don’t count.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told lawmakers Thursday he intends to change the post-WWII constitution that imposed pacifism on Japan, in a move likely to stir suspicion in China and beyond.
…Did you guess where Abe was going with that? – Because it’s not exactly surprising. And, given our current decision to do a slow recede from foreign affairs, it’s probably advisable.
Moe Lane
PS: That war ended a quarter century before I was born.
Hey, someone we can sell the old boats we’re no longer using!(trying to keep positive…)
Hey, I have no issue with Japan wanting to protect themselves and expand their military. I don’t think I can deny them some basic sovereign rights.
I’ll go further .. I applaud this idea.
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Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea – along with some of the one-time “Asian Tigers” – can and should be working together to engage and correct China.. sort of the way France envisions the E.U. “engaging and counterbalancing” the U.S.
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The difference is, the Japanese will do a better job of it than the French …
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Mew
Of course, their demographic collapse might impede them quite a bit.
Nah. With a bit of automation, old guys can fight just fine…and they’ll be a lot more ruthless than 20somethings.
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Mew
I forget where I read it, so I can’t properly credit it, but I thought this wise advice:
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“Never start a fight with an old man– if he’s too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”