Kevin Wayne Williams wrote:

> The 2-Belo wrote:
>
> > I wonder why no one ever considers what the US would think of Japan repealing
> > Article IX completely. I have a small hunch there are a great number of people
> > in the US government who would soundly applaud it.
>
> That may be, but some of the citizens would not. Whenever I hear of
> Japanese ships wandering the globe with armed Japanese soldiers on them,
> I tremble a little.

Why?

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