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2008-10-31 Southeast Asia

Japan not WWII aggressor, says air force chief

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Posted by Oztralian 2008-10-31 16:48|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Actually ran across a guy in the local bar who was dribbling something like this. Well dressed, liked to share very personal opinions with complete strangers in a strange land - obama supporter, this was back when obama was making headway against clinton but clinton hadn't broke into tears yet. Went on and on about how the US was the aggressor by denying the Phillipines' resources to the Japanese. So I let him talk on and on. After I finished my beer asked him, "So what about the Japanese army already in China at the time." Didn't matter. "So the Japanese attacking the German fleet in WWI wasn't the beginning of Japanese military expansionism as policy?" They did, didn't know that. "When did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor." Didn't know. "Rape of Nankieng?" Didn't happen, so on and so on. Left fairly soon afterwards, especially when the bartender was openly laughing at his answers.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-10-31 17:19|| 2008-10-31 17:19|| Front Page Top

#2 (there is a term for this type of advertising, its along the lines of astroturfing but I forget the proper name of it; something like moling? Anyone?)

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-10-31 17:20|| 2008-10-31 17:20|| Front Page Top

#3 I don't care about the "apologies" which often arise in these discussions, and the "masochism" comments rings very true as well, but simple truth is a standard which must be met, or "acknowledged" if you will, and for a Japanese airmen to disassociate the empire from aggression pretty clearly misses the historical record.

All the excuses and provocations and anti-colonial analysis is well and good, but for a country which arguably pioneered the development of long range air attack tactics to deny their "aggressor" nature is an assertion too far.

Posted by Don Vito Omeling5062 2008-10-31 20:39|| 2008-10-31 20:39|| Front Page Top

#4 I don't care about the "apologies" which often arise in these discussions, and the "masochism" comments rings very true as well, but simple truth is a standard which must be met, or "acknowledged" if you will, and for a Japanese airmen to disassociate the empire from aggression pretty clearly misses the historical record.

All the excuses and provocations and anti-colonial analysis is well and good, but for a country which arguably pioneered the development of long range air attack tactics to deny their "aggressor" nature is an assertion too far.

Posted by Don Vito Omeling5062 2008-10-31 20:40|| 2008-10-31 20:40|| Front Page Top

#5 ION JAPAN > WORLD MIL FORUM - JAPAN APPLIES TO UNITED NATIONS TO EXPAND CONTINENTAL SHELF? China encroachment? as iff approved Japan's move will likely have effect on both Japanese and Chin econ development efforts.

ALso from SAME > FAS EXPERT: CHINESE ANTI-SHIPPING BALISTIC MISSLES MAY CARPET-BOMB US AIRCRAFT CARRIERS FOR REGIONAL ANTI-INTERVENTION [long-distance Point Saturation/Massed MisStrike], + GERMANY: CHINA'S SUSTAINED ECONOMIC ABILITY WILL DETERMINE FUTURE OF HAMBURG CITY [Hong Kong, China's largest trading partner = "sister city"].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-10-31 21:30|| 2008-10-31 21:30|| Front Page Top

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