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"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Whoop-de-do. Lots of organizations have specific military rates. Movie theaters have specific military rates.
Obviously so the stupid military people can watch **** like Transformers 2 and jerk off to how awesome they are.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
When I posted that they(Congress) is not specifically afraid of Japan leaking information.
You said "they" and made no mention of Congress. As such, the logical conclusion was that the "they" you were referring to were the American officials I had mentioned in the preceding post, who are, based on past experience, very much afraid of Japan failing to protect sensitive technologies. It's not my fault you didn't clearly construct your strawman, you dumb****.
No, you just said that the U.S. Government is specifically afraid that the Japanese would pass on F-22 technology, you dishonest douche.
Saying that "the U.S. Government is specifically afraid that the Japanese would pass on F-22 technology" is both true and completely different than saying that the Congressional ban on F-22 exports was directed at Japan, you epic moron. American officials aren't lifting the ban on F-22 exports to Japan (despite the clear benefits of doing so) precisely because they are afraid that the Japanese will (inadvertently) pass on F-22 technology.
As for the Japanese Constitution question, I was pretty sure the 1% figure is an aspect of Article 9. Upon review, it isn't, so mea culpa. OTOH, I do know that Japan has consistently NOT spent above 1% of total GDP on the military, and that at least the reason for that is certain terminology in Article 9
That's not the reason, you ignorant ****. The 1% of GDP policy is not mentioned in the constitution, is not legally binding in any fashion, was only begun in 1976 and was violated for the first time a mere 11 years later.
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Yes, I already admitted you were right and it wasn't legally binding. Read what I wrote.
It isn't smart for Japan, politically speaking, to go above that amount, given that AFAIK, they usually don't. How many years since 1976 has Japan gone above that 1% mark? And what were the political consequences, domestically and regionally?
Since you're the expert, I'll defer to you for those answers...
Japan has an annual military budget of nearly $50 billion and they don't need to budget for the aircraft carriers, nuclear subs, nuclear missiles and other big ticket items that peers like Britain and France do. There is plenty of money available for the Japanese to procure the relatively modest amount of F-22s (40 to 60) they require while keeping military spending at 1% of GDP. Even if they decide to go a bit over for some reason, it won't be a big deal. They've done it before and the public won't be concerned about a replacement for the F-15 in the way they would be if Japan was acquiring a more overtly offensive weapons system
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You said "they" and made no mention of Congress. As such, the logical conclusion was that the "they" you were referring to were the American officials I had mentioned in the preceding post, who are, based on past experience, very much afraid of Japan failing to protect sensitive technologies. It's not my fault you didn't clearly construct your strawman, you dumb****.
"American Officials" like the U.S. Congress which initiated the foreign sales ban and denied Japan a waiver, you jackass.
Saying that "the U.S. Government is specifically afraid that the Japanese would pass on F-22 technology" is both true and completely different than saying that the Congressional ban on F-22 exports was directed at Japan, you epic moron. American officials aren't lifting the ban on F-22 exports to Japan (despite the clear benefits of doing so) precisely because they are afraid that the Japanese will (inadvertently) pass on F-22 technology.
Or because they are afraid such a waiver would push the floodgates open. Meaning someone like Israel will get the F-22. Not GRANTING A WAIVER is NOT the same thing as a ban specifically targetting one group.
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