Now I just wish that Canada could do the same. Unfortunately, unless we get rid of the Liberals this won't happen. They see the military as a source of budget cuts so that they can play porkbarrel politics with the money saved. They also feel that the purpose of Canadian soldiers is to be sent out to get killed in UN peace-keeping operations so that the government looks like a good global citizen. I can't remember where I read it, but I think the US has asked both of them to take a larger security role in the Pacific region.
Japan is also in the early stages of throwing their pacifism out.
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