2-May-17 World View -- Japan's largest warship, the JS Izumo, will escort and defend a US supply ship
Japan moves from 'self-defense' to 'collective self-defense'
** 2-May-17 World View -- Japan's largest warship, the JS Izumo, will escort and defend a US supply ship
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Japan's largest warship, the JS Izumo, will escort and defend a US supply ship
Japan moves from 'self-defense' to 'collective self-defense'
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Generational Dynamics, Japan, JS Izumo, North Korea,
USS Carl Vinson, South China Sea, Shinzo Abe,
collective self-defense
2-May-17 World View -- Japan's largest warship, the JS Izumo, will escort and defend a US supply ship
Re: 2-May-17 World View -- Japan's largest warship, the JS Izumo, will escort and defend a US supply ship
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.
Re: 2-May-17 World View -- Japan's largest warship, the JS Izumo, will escort and defend a US supply ship
Appeasing an aggressor can work if the aggressor is not in aGeoffrey 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.
generational Crisis era, but only stimulates nationalism and more
aggression during a Crisis era.
Re: 2-May-17 World View -- Japan's largest warship, the JS Izumo, will escort and defend a US supply ship
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.
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.
Re: 2-May-17 World View -- Japan's largest warship, the JS Izumo, will escort and defend a US supply ship
You're rightTrevor 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.
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