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To: WTSherman who wrote (2278)	3/7/2001 9:43:50 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74559

Hi WTS, <<I think its a pretty good article and fairly accurate about the Japanese.>> Yup. <<They are definitely tired of hearing Americans tell them ...>> we all are, and soon Americans will be sick of the world telling them ... <<There's really two issues here. One is the security issue and there it just doesn't seem to make much sense anymore for the U.S. to have long term military commitments in Asia.>> Not just yet. Things are not that tension-free yet. Need to wait for folks here to redouble effort on economics, as opposed to arguing on who owns which islands. The two Koreas need to be united, and Taiwan needs to bow down. <<The other issue is Japan's economy and their attitude to the U.S., the west and everybody who's not Japanese. There I have less sympathy or empathy with the Japanese.>> I have no sympathy at all. <<Like most strong national cultures they can be incredibly arrogant about things(as can Americans, Germans, French, Brits, Chinese, etc.), but, unlike Americans they have little introspection about why they do the things they do and very little critical questioning.>> True, but never French Creole Trinidadian Chinese. We introspect quite well, especially while sitting under a thatch beach umbrella, lime in coconut juice drink in hand, girls at side, Cuban music wafting through the air, chicken drumsticks cooking on the grill, knowing we are the best. <<When the Japanese were on top of the world they were just about unbearable in that sense.>> I have a theory that "all countries deserve the neighbors they have" and Japan will be well taken care by its neighbors, in perpetuity. <<10 year plan to withdraw all military forces west of Hawaii.>> The timing sounds about right. <<If, as I doubt, this results in China becoming the dominant power in Asia...well, so be it.>> China will dominate as a matter of course, but in due time, after much improvements and nation building. <<But, China has historically never been an expansionist power so I'm not too worried for the rest of Asia.>> Outright expansion, no, at least not often. Do not exactly know how the territory got that big. Folks may have an issue with Tibet and such. However, I think it is entirely possible that Japan turns once again to the false god of militarism, as they have never lived down the war they started. Chugs, Jay