Should Japan Be Allowed To Remillitarize Again?

Basicilly since World War 2 after their defeat Japan has not been allowed to have their own millitary. They are allowed to have a small defense force but thats about it.

WW2 was over 60 years ago. Japan has proven they are a stable country. Why not let them have an Army?

I think Japan should be allowed to do whatever the hell it wants (except genocides).

my grandmother was 40 miles from Nagasaki at the time an atomic bomb was dropped there. She losta sister to radiation induced cancer.

Yea... i dont understand

They DO have a military

Basicilly since World War 2 after their defeat Japan has not been allowed to have their own millitary. They are allowed to have a small defense force but thats about it.

WW2 was over 60 years ago. Japan has proven they are a stable country. Why not let them have an Army?

IndigoSunrise

Huh? They have their own military.duxup

my grandmother was 40 miles from Nagasaki at the time an atomic bomb was dropped there. She losta sister to radiation induced cancer.

tocklestein2005

[QUOTE="tocklestein2005"]

my grandmother was 40 miles from Nagasaki at the time an atomic bomb was dropped there. She losta sister to radiation induced cancer.

xaos

[QUOTE="duxup"]Huh? They have their own military.mfp16

my grandmother was 40 miles from Nagasaki at the time an atomic bomb was dropped there. She losta sister to radiation induced cancer.

tocklestein2005

my grandmother was 40 miles from Nagasaki at the time an atomic bomb was dropped there. She losta sister to radiation induced cancer.

Just because they attacked US doesn't mean they shouldn't have an army. :l-eddy-

[QUOTE="tocklestein2005"]

my grandmother was 40 miles from Nagasaki at the time an atomic bomb was dropped there. She losta sister to radiation induced cancer.

carrot-cake

[QUOTE="mfp16"][QUOTE="duxup"]Huh? They have their own military.duxup

[QUOTE="mfp16"][QUOTE="xaos"] That's very sad to hear, though I don't see it having any relevance whatsoever to this thread...IndigoSunrise

They have an army but it's not an "army."

i thought they did?.. but if they dont, than i believe they have the right to construct one

[QUOTE="carrot-cake"]

[QUOTE="tocklestein2005"]

my grandmother was 40 miles from Nagasaki at the time an atomic bomb was dropped there. She losta sister to radiation induced cancer.

mfp16

It is not a traditional military. It is much smaller, and it is only used for defence.

carrot-cake

[QUOTE="duxup"]Huh? They have their own military.mfp16

interesting. I guess as long as they are not really complaining why bring it up. Personally I would just be happy that my country was producing a bunch of cash and the majority of incredibly smart people in the world. No need to get all macho and start spending money on making a giant military.

[QUOTE="carrot-cake"]

It is not a traditional military. It is much smaller, and it is only used for defence.

xaos

They have their own military. It looks like any other military.
It is not a traditional military. It is much smaller, and it is only used for defence.

carrot-cake

The question of should they be allowed to "remillitarize" is silly. They long since have done so.

[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="tocklestein2005"]

my grandmother was 40 miles from Nagasaki at the time an atomic bomb was dropped there. She losta sister to radiation induced cancer.

mfp16

[QUOTE="carrot-cake"]They have their own military. It looks like any other military.duxup

The question of should they be allowed to "remillitarize" is silly. They long since have done so.

[QUOTE="-eddy-"]Just because they attacked US doesn't mean they shouldn't have an army. :lxaos

[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="-eddy-"]Just because they attacked US doesn't mean they shouldn't have an army. :l-eddy-

feel free to read something thats not from wikipedia... this is the council for foreign relations once again... probably a bit more trustworthy http://www.cfr.org/publication/10439/

mfp16

The issue here I think is just a lot of "oh yeah I heard once in high school that japan doesn't have a military and we defend them" and what do you know, that turns out to be inaccurate.

I don't think using something that happened a long time ago under very extreme and different circumstances counts as a reason to deny Japan the right to a military. Toriko42

[QUOTE="Toriko42"] I don't think using something that happened a long time ago under very extreme and different circumstances counts as a reason to deny Japan the right to a military. mfp16

Well Germany has remilitarized so why not.

[QUOTE="mfp16"] feel free to read something thats not from wikipedia... this is the council for foreign relations once again... probably a bit more trustworthy http://www.cfr.org/publication/10439/

duxup

The issue here I think is just a lot of "oh yeah I heard once in high school that japan doesn't have a military and we defend them" and what do you know, that turns out to be inaccurate.

[QUOTE="duxup"]

[QUOTE="mfp16"] feel free to read something thats not from wikipedia... this is the council for foreign relations once again... probably a bit more trustworthy http://www.cfr.org/publication/10439/

mfp16

The issue here I think is just a lot of "oh yeah I heard once in high school that japan doesn't have a military and we defend them" and what do you know, that turns out to be inaccurate.

[QUOTE="Toriko42"] I don't think using something that happened a long time ago under very extreme and different circumstances counts as a reason to deny Japan the right to a military. mfp16

At least they only killed our soldiers. We targetted their citizens. Where does that place our standing for a military?

[QUOTE="mfp16"][QUOTE="Toriko42"] I don't think using something that happened a long time ago under very extreme and different circumstances counts as a reason to deny Japan the right to a military. hakanakumono

At least they only killed our soldiers. We targetted their citizens. Where does that place our standing for a military?

[QUOTE="duxup"]

[QUOTE="mfp16"] feel free to read something thats not from wikipedia... this is the council for foreign relations once again... probably a bit more trustworthy http://www.cfr.org/publication/10439/

mfp16

The issue here I think is just a lot of "oh yeah I heard once in high school that japan doesn't have a military and we defend them" and what do you know, that turns out to be inaccurate.

The idea that on paper or thru public statements someone "will not go to war" is irrelevant to how militarized someplace is. Seriously thru history how many assurances peace treaties and so forth have been broken?

I can own a gun and claim to only use it in self defense. All I have to do is walk next door and point it at someone and suddenly all that talk and paper is irrelevant. Japan can change any of that stance at its whim, or just ignore it and go to war. The question was "Should Japan be allowed to demilitarize?" The question is moot. They've got a military and a capable one.

[QUOTE="mfp16"][QUOTE="Toriko42"] I don't think using something that happened a long time ago under very extreme and different circumstances counts as a reason to deny Japan the right to a military. Toriko42

yeah about that

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[QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

[QUOTE="mfp16"] The family of a lot of dead American soldiers would disagree with you...xaos

At least they only killed our soldiers. We targetted their citizens. Where does that place our standing for a military?

See: Hiroshima & Nagasaki.

[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

At least they only killed our soldiers. We targetted their citizens. Where does that place our standing for a military?

hakanakumono

See: Hiroshima & Nagasaki.

[QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

[QUOTE="xaos"] See above re: rape of Nan King...xaos

See: Hiroshima & Nagasaki.

Yes, that's right. The difference is that Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the Toukyou fire bombings were all ordered from Washington. No one planned the rape of nanking. The Japanese military in China basically did whatever it wanted, even before the war started.

[QUOTE="Toriko42"][QUOTE="mfp16"] The family of a lot of dead American soldiers would disagree with you...Serraph105

yeah about that