Indeed... as was the 'castrating constitution'... but after Doug left they have become a generation of 'strawberries'- soft and easily bruised- in the words of some of the older generation I've spoken with here. The Military is very professional, and very well trained- but has not an offensive tactic in the entire program- strictly defensive. When the Chinese put their 'scientific' boats into the local waters, the Japanese send their Navy to protest... and then when the Chinese don't leave, the Japanese protest 'vehemently'... and the Chinese leave when they darned well please.
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