well, to some extent: Germany has considerably more leverage against Russia than West Germany did against the USSR.
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There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."- Isaac Asimov
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Yes but the relationship has not become more antagonistic
If that's the case with the Koreas too then maybe there will be more pressure with Taiwan which would then bring the US into it
A unified Korea will take at least a couple of decades to rebuild, it won't cause a problem for China. The same would apply towards Japan as well.
it's interesting you see a weakening of US - Korea alliance. It does become redundant i suppose
But US has the second most forces in Germany currently, there hasn't been a reduction let alone a pull out
Enjoyed the article : )Last edited by Double Edge; 12 Jan 18,, 20:52.
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Yes but the relationship has not become more antagonistic
A unified Korea will take at least a couple of decades to rebuild, it won't cause a problem for China. The same would apply towards Japan as well.
but there will certainly be a more difficult relationship between all three countries without the unifying effect of Kim.
But US has the second most forces in Germany currently, there hasn't been a reduction let alone a pull outThere is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."- Isaac Asimov
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Originally posted by astralis View Postoutside of actual war, it's hard to be more antagonistic than the context of the Cold War. in any case, Putin must acknowledge Merkel as a power in her own right, rather than as a mere puppet of the Americans.
EU is like a German led COMECON. To challenge NATO without the warsaw pact
China on the other hand will continue to get stronger or is expected to do so
Whether a unified Korea becomes more hawkish to wards China will determine whether they see a need for a US alliance. I can't see one Korea turning neutral, that would be trusting China too much
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Originally posted by WABs_OOE View PostDXP wanted the Americans to stay in a united Korea to prevent a war between Japan and Korea. Given the fact that Kim continually fire rockets over Japan, that might not be a false foreshadowing.
Not seeing any Korean - Japanese hatred here. Just deterrence against an American colloborator
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DE,
Not seeing any Korean - Japanese hatred here. Just deterrence against an American colloboratorThere is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."- Isaac Asimov
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Originally posted by Double Edge View PostI thought he does that because Japan is the base where invading troops will come from. Most US troops deployed in the world are in Japan.
Not seeing any Korean - Japanese hatred here. Just deterrence against an American colloborator
Originally posted by astralis View Postif there's one hatred that rivals the India-Pakistan one, it's the Korea-Japan one.Chimo
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at least the Chinese can say that they outlasted the Japanese in the war. Koreans...not so much.There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."- Isaac Asimov
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Originally posted by WABs_OOE View PostComfort women.
Tell me, how does it compare with allying with a country that nuked you not once but twice and fed you your present day constitution that stipulates even in the event of a war that North Korea would have to give consent to Japan to enter the war
This is why the Japanese cannot deploy any where and it does not look like that requirement will go away any time whether Abe wants it or notLast edited by Double Edge; 13 Jan 18,, 01:28.
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Originally posted by Double Edge View PostTell me, how does it compare with allying with a country that nuked you not once but twice and fed you your present day constitution that stipulates even in the event of a war that North Korea would have to give consent to Japan to enter the war
The God is dead. Long live the New God.Chimo
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Originally posted by WABs_OOE View PostForget the nukes. This photo had a bigger impact.
The God is dead. Long live the New God.
Give me more on this Korea - Japan thing. What sustains it. Is there a pattern of subjugation going on much earlier and hence longer
Americans are not going to apologiseLast edited by Double Edge; 13 Jan 18,, 01:55.
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Originally posted by astralis View PostDE,
if there's one hatred that rivals the India-Pakistan one, it's the Korea-Japan one.
Was wondering once the cold war was over what was the reason for Japan to remain allied to the US ?
Today it seems like a good idea but i'm wondering about the 90s
Would this then apply for a unified Korea
Also consider Japan was a defeated power whereas Korea was saved by the US
Korea today would not be what it is without US underwriting security in the region. A unified Korea could only happen indeed was the original plan with US assistanceLast edited by Double Edge; 13 Jan 18,, 13:12.
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You don't get it. The Americans litterally destroyed SHINTOISM. That one photo proved to the the Japanese people that the MacArthur was the new God. Whatever the Americans did from the point on was litterally the word of God to the Japanese. It was not until the 60s that a new generation of Japanese not accustomed to Shintoism that they adopted the American outlook on government and that it is not the be-all, know-all of human dictate that the Japanese was accustomed to.
To the WWII generation, it was litterally a War of the Gods and their God lost. As for the American apology, you don't expect a God to apologize.Chimo
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Originally posted by WABs_OOE View PostDXP wanted the Americans to stay in a united Korea to prevent a war between Japan and Korea. Given the fact that Kim continually fire rockets over Japan, that might not be a false foreshadowing.
If China didn't want US troops at their border in the 50s, they certainly didn't want them after
Doesn't explain why there will be a war between Jorea or japan, They won't be. But there is animosity and that is still unclear
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