Philippine Star Editorial: A New Japan

Japan reaches for “Planned-Rearming”

While reading news sites this evening I happened to come across the above cartoon, which was posted on the ABS-CBN website along with a Philippine Star editorial about Japan’s efforts to amend its pacifist constitution. It’s not every day that you find an editorial cartoon in favor of Japanese rearmament.

Update: Crimson has written an editorial inspired by this political cartoon over at Stippy.

7 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - May 25, 2007 at 11:27 pm

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http://www.jumppoint.org Alex

BRAVO! In my view there could be no simpler way of describing this truth. The image says it all.
http://itsbeyondme.net/ RokuSanNi

I second Alex’s statment
the overthinker

While I agree with the general sentiments, the implication that the SDF is some weak and puny force is not exactly accurate.

robert

Sorry, but the SDF IS weak and puny compared to Japan’s neighbors. It is becoming ever clearer that the next world or regional war will be instigated by Chinese aggression toward Taiwan and most likely Japan. There is no other reason for China’s military buildup. Nobody threatens them. They are simply expansionist and seeking raw materials. Does this sound familiar?

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Gerry

Hmm.. I just posted the link to a good article on stippy about this. It didnt seem to post (maybe classed as spam?). Anyway, it is the top article on stippy.com at the moment…
Jackson

Japan has, like any other country, every right to posses a Normal Army.

Due to dangerous neighbors such as North Korea, Russia and Imperialistic China, this becomes very important.

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