Comments by "David Glickman" (@live_free_or_perish) on "‘US bases on Okinawa inevitable’: perceptions shift in Japan on American military presence" video.

The Japanese could easily provide for their own defense if they wanted to. They just have to change their constitution to allow it. I'm sure the US could find somewhere else to locate their troops.
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@koharumi1 I thought Shinzo Abe was working on that. Whatever was agreed to 70 years ago doesn't apply anymore. The US wants (needs) Japan to be strong now.
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@koharumi1 yeah but there were others that shared his beliefs.
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@Emilechen true, they aren't ready now but they could develop an effective military over time. They have the economic and human resources to do it. I'm just saying it's a choice they could make.
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@Emilechen of course the US will always stand by Japan. They are part of the alliance of free world nations. The US needs Japan too. We are all in this together. That being said, Japan has shown its technological excellence in commercial products so it seems likely to me that they can do the same with military hardware. I remember seeing Toyota pickups, not designed for war, being used extensively in Afghanistan. It takes a long time to build up a "military industrial complex" like we have in the US. Look how long it took China to ramp up their military power and now they are almost at the same level as the US.
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