[GeronL]

They will fight for legal kiddie porn and Hello Kitty sex toys for the pretten sex idols.

How noble a cause!

[Zhang Fei]

I’ll be impressed when they increase their military budget. The current 1% of GDP number is half the Chinese %.

[central_va]

We should give all our non nuclear carries to Japan to overhaul and operate.

[gaijin]

[tanknetter]

At this point I’m just fine with them building a couple carriers (can license build the RN’s QE class, like they did with their early dreadnought battleships).

[kabar]

It is obvious that the Japanese can no longer depend on the US. This is more of Obama leading from behind.

[ErnBatavia]

I haven't forgiven the Nippers for their atrocities against our troops (and their entire region) seven decades ago. Phock 'em all, and the ghosts of their "honorable ancestors".

A nation of butchers.

[denydenydeny]

The subtext of this article is the increasing unreliability of the United States as an ally, and the complete all-fronts disaster that is US foreign policy under Obama.

[Pox]

Sounds to me like a thinly veiled warning that they have or are preparing to go nuclear capable on a moments notice, although that probably isn't unexpected as I'm sure they could have them in practically no time if they so desired.

Not only that, but I'm sure they've other “interesting” technologies that they're probably ready to prepare for fielding on short notice if China starts becoming significantly provocative. They're well aware that the left in this country will let China do as they please in that theater and are simply preparing to HAVE to go it alone.

[mikey_hates_everything]

Japanese work together and rebuild quickly. Japan doesn’t have to occupy China, just take out a few major infrastructure targets and China goes back 100 years within a month and stays there.