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People who are throwing a fit about Abe wanting to undo article 9, I have several questions:
- Do you really expect Xi to stop his bullying of Philippines and Vietnam on their national waters and try to claim islands under the nose of Japan, if we ask him nicely? Seriously?
- Do you really think Americans want to spend taxpayer money to guard the Asia Pacific if they had the option to lighten the load on their navy?
The way you phrase your concerns about article 9, you make it sound like Japa will literally repeat Unit 731 and Nankin the instant the article is lifted.
With assholes like Putin and Xi Ping, asking nicely is no more an option. Seeing how far Putin was willing to go, maybe rebuild armies to show them that you are not going to bend the knee to their whims is not a bad option. We have conceded far too much and those guys were allowed to do as they please too much.
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