The Japanese Are Making Strategic Choices

Here's an article from the Wall Street Journal summarizing some important choices the Japanese are making with regard to their armed forces.  Clearest among them is a renewed emphasis on Seapower.  Article contains a handy lnk to a 5-page summary of their National Defense Program Guidelines (which resembles a QDR in my estimation).  A key line from that document:

Three Japanese Destroyers in formation with US units

“Budget allocation among three services of the Self-Defense Forces will be subject to across-the-board review.” 
   (pg 5, para 3(2) in attached JSDF Program Guidelines)

Would that we had the courage to do the same.....


Bryan McGrath