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By: lkorrow in POPE IV | Recommend this post (1)
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De, I'm aware of that, but Japan changed its laws a couple of years ago, to reflect new realities in the region...

Japan to allow military role overseas in historic move, 18 September 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34287362

Japan sends biggest warship to protect US supply vessel, 1 May 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39768110

Update - Another, a bit more informative:

2-May-17 World View -- Japan's largest warship, the JS Izumo, will escort and defend a US supply ship
http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/ww2010.weblog.htm




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Re: Now we need Japan to defend US
By: Decomposed
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Sun, 13 Aug 17 9:55 PM
Msg. 31152 of 47202

Lkorrow 

re: "Article 9 of Japan's constitution, imposed on Japan by US Gen. Douglas MacArthur at the end of World War II, renounced war and the threat or use of force. "

And OUR Constitution says that only Congress can declare war. That hasn't been much of an impediment to the President shooting countries up whenever he feels like it. 


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