The game of national survival is played for high stakes, and it's not a
chess game. Very few nations have simply given up because they were
going to lose. The Soviets tried to match US moves and defense spending
because they thought they had to. I never said Japan would win or could
win, just that they would have very unpalatable choices. Based on
history I know what they'll probably do.
John Forbes wrote:
Since Japan has approximately one tenth the population of China, it's
hard to see how they can hope to remain more powerful.
It was trying to compete in an arms race with a larger competitor
that brought down the Soviets. I can't see the Japanese being
similarly self-deluding.
John
On Sun, 06 Nov 2005 19:22:27 -0000, P. J. Alling
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Nope, they just have an arms race to look forward to, or abdicate
their place as the most powerful country in Asia to China. It's
interesting but the Japanese have been arming Taiwan, (with US
help),. quietly for the last few years, and with the Chinese
stepchild of North Korea rattling it's nuclear saber periodically
the Japanese government will see itself left with few other options,
and none they will find palatable. I don't good will has much to do
with national survival. Even Venezuela , who's current president
sees himself as the heir to Castro, will sell Oil to the US. He
needs the money to fund his own ambitions, good will has nothing to
do with it.
William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "P. J. Alling"
Subject: Re: The sky is...
The US economy has it's problems but they are fundamentally fewer
than Japans.
Both economies are now dependent on the goodwill of foreign
countries for survival.
The peril of an oil based economy when you haven't enough of it
yourself.
Japan isn't beeing bled to death by an expensive to maintain, and
probably soon to escalate, war.
William Robb
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When you're worried or in doubt,
Run in circles, (scream and shout).
- Re: The sky is... P. J. Alling
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