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minus-squareRaphael@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·edit-21 year agoIf the USA liked Asia so much, Japan would be in NATO considering how much they’ve waggled their tails after being brutally nuked, twice.
minus-squarevarzaman@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoThe U.S already has a defense treaty with Japan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Mutual_Cooperation_and_Security_between_the_United_States_and_Japan "Article 5 commits the United States to defend Japan if it is attacked by a third party. " Given your profile, yea your comment checks out.
minus-squareRaphael@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down2·1 year agoIt isn’t NATO, it doesn’t have anywhere near the same impact.
If the USA liked Asia so much, Japan would be in NATO considering how much they’ve waggled their tails after being brutally nuked, twice.
The U.S already has a defense treaty with Japan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Mutual_Cooperation_and_Security_between_the_United_States_and_Japan
"Article 5 commits the United States to defend Japan if it is attacked by a third party. "
Given your profile, yea your comment checks out.
It isn’t NATO, it doesn’t have anywhere near the same impact.