Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!news.daionet.gr.jp!news.yamada.gr.jp!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed.freenet.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!yahoobb218120102003.bbtec.NET!not-for-mail From: Eric Takabayashi Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Tonight's Bari Bari Value: The US military Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 22:44:34 +0900 Lines: 72 Message-ID: <3FE6F541.37F6862B@yahoo.co.jp> References: <3FB0ECEC.E5A78841@yahoo.co.jp> <3FE41E98.863FBAD@yahoo.co.jp> <3fe6c562$0$3181$df066bcf@news.sexzilla.net> Reply-To: etakajp@yahoo.co.jp NNTP-Posting-Host: yahoobb218120102003.bbtec.net (218.120.102.3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1072100821 10438051 218.120.102.3 ([138107]) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 (Macintosh; U; PPC) X-Accept-Language: ja,en Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:9148 The 2-Belo wrote: > I wonder why no one ever considers what the US would > think of Japan repealing > Article IX completely. I have encouraged it for years. They should take responsibility for their own country and its defense if necessary. > I have a small hunch there are a great number of > people > in the US government who would soundly applaud it. I believe US leaders love pressuring Japan with their security agreement or any possible changes to it. That's lame. Japan should make the right decision to do such as help rebuild Iraq, on their own. > Japan's own citizens, having been taught for the past > 50 years that Japan's > military forces are naught much more than a glorified > Peace Corps, would > probably riot in response, but there you go. Japanese will riot about the JSDF being made their primary defense the way they rioted about its creation, or the historic first times the JSDF went abroad, carried live weapons abroad, were authorized to use weapons to kill abroad, or the decision to send the JSDF to a combat zone. Tens of thousands may appear on the streets marching, carrying signs and banners, and shouting slogans. Perhaps they will sing songs and hold hands for the media. Reporters will get a sentence or two from people on the street. Then after a few days or weeks the protesters will go home to their selfish and self centered lives. The ruling coalition may not even lose its Diet majority in the election following such a policy shift. I can see why Japanese generations ago simply went along with their government's foray into Asia and the South Pacific, even participated in any atrocities, while claiming they did not really mean or support them. -- http://www.mercycorps.org/ http://www.mercycorps.org/items/1398/ http://www.mercycorps.org/mercykits.php Mercy Corps' goal in Iraq is to work with conflict-affected communities to meet their urgent needs while also providing a firm foundation for the future development of economic opportunities and civil society. Efficiency Over 92% of our resources go directly to humanitarian programs. Excellence Worth Magazine named Mercy Corps one of America's best charities. High-Value Every dollar you give helps us secure $12.71 in donated food and other supplies.