[sukhoi-30mki]

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces diesel-electric submarine Soryu is seen in this undated handout photo released by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces. Reuters

[Don Corleone]

To deter the Chinese Dragon!

[Old Teufel Hunden]

I’ve been saying it for a while. IMO the South Pacific and the orient in general is where our defense resources need to be shifted to. China is trying to create a regional hegemony and our allies there are looking to us for help. I think this is a good move as our allies are all cooperating more closely with one another and with our leadership can be an effective defense against Chinese expansionism.

[Vigilanteman]

When I worked in Japan 1988-2002, an Aussie friend of mine used to joke that Japan saw Australia as its primary wheat field and resort hotel.

He said the day would eventually come that China and all the other third world sh*tholes in the region would greedily eye Australia's wide open spaces, America would elect an even bigger idiot than Bill Clinton as president and Australia would have no better choice than strengthening an alliance with Japan to provide for mutual security needs.

[Buckeye McFrog]

In two years, a recall on the faulty ignition switches...

[Raymann]

They’d be better off buying Virginia class boats. Nuclear subs have the range Australia needs.