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2010-11-23 China-Japan-Koreas
Washington spurns Tokyo's demand for action against North Korean attack -Debka
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Posted by Ominous1 2010-11-23 12:45|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ]  Top

#1 Fair warning to Japan. You had better quintuple your military, and soon. The American umbrella will all too soon no longer be there.
Posted by  Anonymoose 2010-11-23 13:28||   2010-11-23 13:28|| Front Page Top

#2 
Posted by Mike 2010-11-23 13:32||   2010-11-23 13:32|| Front Page Top

#3 You had better quintuple your military, and soon.

Anonymoose, when was the last time you looked at Japan's population age distribution?
Posted by trailing wife 2010-11-23 13:48||   2010-11-23 13:48|| Front Page Top

#4 TW: and yet Tokyo is full of gormless, underemployed NEET and hikkikomori. The demographic issue is long-term, not a short-term manpower issue. Admittedly, they will probably have to sweat the otaku a bit, but it'd probably be good for 'em.
Posted by Mitch H.  2010-11-23 14:02|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/  2010-11-23 14:02|| Front Page Top

#5 the Japanese populace better wake up and realize that no matter how much abuse they heap on their military people China is still antagonistic towards them.
Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-11-23 14:24||   2010-11-23 14:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Japan may not be able to staff a land war in Asia, but it would not take them long to develop their own capability to turn NK or the Middle Kingdom into radioactive glass.
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-11-23 14:37||   2010-11-23 14:37|| Front Page Top

#7 Any appropriate Japanese response will involve primarily submarines in order to make the maximum impression on the ChiComs. Those don't take a lot of manpower.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-11-23 14:45||   2010-11-23 14:45|| Front Page Top

#8 A lot of itchy trigger fingers in the North during the South Korean fireworks exercises? or a planned response to the exercises to aid Jr in solidifying support amongst the brass or maybe an independent action by the brass to show daddy's boy who is in charge.

So many possibilities, whether this is done in concert with "leaked" nuclear info or in addendum to by independent actors is question at hand for analysts.

The Norks always threaten war and peril during planned SK'en military exercises and on cue claims the South shot first during said exercise.

UN will issue limp wristed condemnation. What will Obama and his war cabinet do? Likely nothing.
Posted by Ominous1 2010-11-23 15:29||   2010-11-23 15:29|| Front Page Top

#9 If Japan doesn't have giant radio controlled robots yet they just aren't taking their defenses seriously.
Posted by rjschwarz 2010-11-23 15:30||   2010-11-23 15:30|| Front Page Top

#10 ...seems the Norks called the South before the attack.

"Our army was carrying out military training, and there was a telegram from North Korea with a protest and questioning whether this was an attack," a military spokesperson was quoted as saying by South Korea's Yonhap news agency.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/dprk/2010/dprk-101123-rianovosti02.htm
Posted by Ominous1 2010-11-23 15:51||   2010-11-23 15:51|| Front Page Top

#11 Time to thaw out...GODZIRRA!!!
Posted by tu3031 2010-11-23 16:00||   2010-11-23 16:00|| Front Page Top

#12 TW: and yet Tokyo is full of gormless, underemployed NEET and hikkikomori.

Mitch, the hikikomori aren't capable of soldiering, or anything else. I started reading up on the phenomenon recently, and it sounds like the behaviour is a modern answer to severe anxiety disorder, because it most certainly is not normal. And the percentages seem right to my ignorant eye. The modern version of the American poetess Emily Dickinson, only without the talent, or Beth in Little Women.

As for the NEETs, those who are not incapable (mentally/emotionally/physically handicapped) would certainly benefit from a course of soldiery, although the effort to effect the transformation would likely hinder rather than help the Japanese army do its mission.
Posted by trailing wife 2010-11-23 16:08||   2010-11-23 16:08|| Front Page Top

#13 TW, if I did nothing but stay at home and think about all the stuff that was wrong with my life I'd be a nervous wreck too.

These people need work therapy.
Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-11-23 17:07||   2010-11-23 17:07|| Front Page Top

#14 Mitch, the hikikomori aren't capable of soldiering, or anything else.

TW, you haven't met many drill sergeants---not in their professional capacity at least, have you?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-11-23 17:26||   2010-11-23 17:26|| Front Page Top

#15 The japanese just need to switch the software on all their sex robots and they could probably field a million women army.
Posted by DK70 the Scantily Clad7177 2010-11-23 17:32||   2010-11-23 17:32|| Front Page Top

#16 yes i'm with TFSM

Hikikomori hide away because people are nasty to them. I know people who do this in Australia, too. People are socially vicious when they can be without repercussion and when they do not have a kind heart to stop them.

The best thing is to stick them in the army where there are clearly defined regulations. If they follow the rules they have a role, a place and a social identity. They have respect of their peers - and if given protection from bullying then that is a great solution.

And they can defeat the NKors at the same time. sweet.
Posted by anon1 2010-11-23 18:04||   2010-11-23 18:04|| Front Page Top

#17 Well,,,, The South Korean's have supported this view of the USA so....

perhaps its time for them to have some deep thinking...
Posted by Water Modem 2010-11-23 18:11||   2010-11-23 18:11|| Front Page Top

#18 It will take Japan about 2 years to fashion war heads and a few more to fit them on the missiles they have developed for their spectacular "space program".
Posted by jono39  2010-11-23 18:13|| coachingthejourney.com  2010-11-23 18:13|| Front Page Top

#19 So your saying Americas military "welfare state" has created contempt in the people it subsidises?

Well I never, what a shock, knock me down with a feather (etc.).....

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2010-11-23 18:32||   2010-11-23 18:32|| Front Page Top

#20 there are certain benefits to being the military welfare state, BP

strategic defence benefits for the mighty US

the important thing is to NOT be a cash cow... don't be an aid money welfare state.

Unfortunately the US Government does that too, funding most of the UN budget and giving billion after billion to "poor" (read: corrupt) third world countries.

this money does NO good just props up broken systems and corrupt regimes

and robs the US taxpayers from whom it was taken by force by the IRS.

US taxes should be spent on US citizens. Fixing roads, collecting garbage, providing schools and universities and hospitals. Equipping your military with the best and latest tech. That is the purpose of your taxes. Not giving a few billion to Kenya or Ghana or the Somali TFG or any other bs project.
Posted by anon1 2010-11-23 21:46||   2010-11-23 21:46|| Front Page Top

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