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Trevor wrote: > One more difference I can think of is if an aggressor faces the
> fact that their rivals are growing assertive... in an
> awakening/unraveling era, they're more likely to back down. In a
> Crisis Era, it'll just provoke them into starting a war.

> I've heard a lot of comparisons between what Reagan did in the
> 1980's and what we should be doing now, overlooking the fact that
> we're in different eras. I'd like to believe we're making some
> preparations, at least, but a military buildup isn't likely to
> have the same effect on China as it did in the Soviet Union 35
> years old.

> Speaking of which... the Collapse of the Soviet Union to me has
> always looked a lot more like an awakening era climax than it does
> a crisis-era resolution.

Geoffrey Britain wrote: > So, Japan moving to a posture of collective self-defense will
> INCREASE China & N. Korea's nationalism? That begs the question as
> to when in history has placating an aggressor EVER been seen by
> the aggressor... as anything other than an invitation to increase
> aggression? Appeasement never works, bullies only respect strength
> and a resolve willing to pay whatever price is necessary to
> confront aggression.