Letting Go

[howeird]

The day that will live in infamy has pretty much lost its meaning.

I wonder how much of Japan's leap to the forefront in technology is due to America's refusing to allow them to waste any significant dollars on things military? It certainly accounts for their lack of saber-rattling for the past 60+ years.

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[unseelie23.livejournal.com]

My numbers are a little out of date, but they spend no more than 1% of the GDP on the military, which put them in the top 10 in terms of expenditures due to the size of their economy during the 80's and 90's. Not sure where they stand currently.