Comments on: Long Live the New Alliance http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/07/long-live-the-new-alliance/ Korea... in Blog Format Fri, 5 Dec 2008 04:13:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: R. Elgin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/07/long-live-the-new-alliance/#comment-61744 R. Elgin Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:29:03 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/07/long-live-the-new-alliance/#comment-61744 Jason, please read #4 for a small explanation as to what it means. Jason, please read #4 for a small explanation as to what it means.

]]> By: Jason McClain http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/07/long-live-the-new-alliance/#comment-61727 Jason McClain Sun, 07 Jan 2007 09:40:24 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/07/long-live-the-new-alliance/#comment-61727 <blockquote>I wonder how long it will be before the South Korean flag is officially changed?</blockquote> WTF? Can you please explain this...er...non sequitur?

I wonder how long it will be before the South Korean flag is officially changed?

WTF?

Can you please explain this…er…non sequitur?

]]> By: shadkt http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/07/long-live-the-new-alliance/#comment-61717 shadkt Sun, 07 Jan 2007 08:20:50 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/07/long-live-the-new-alliance/#comment-61717 I think many in Japan are wary of the policy of a Democratic U.S. President, if elected. Democrats has been pro-China, anti-Japan in the past. If the next President shows that he /she is more interested in U.S.-China relations, then you may see Japan's willingness for self-defense increase (which isn't bad in a sense; sort of wakes up the country that you can't rely on outside powers forever). Also, wan't it Bill Clinton and the Democratic body that did, afterall, mess up N.Korea nuclear termination program in the first place？ I think many in Japan are wary of the policy of a Democratic U.S. President, if elected. Democrats has been pro-China, anti-Japan in the past. If the next President shows that he /she is more interested in U.S.-China relations, then you may see Japan’s willingness for self-defense increase (which isn’t bad in a sense; sort of wakes up the country that you can’t rely on outside powers forever).

Also, wan’t it Bill Clinton and the Democratic body that did, afterall, mess up N.Korea nuclear termination program in the first place？

]]> By: michael http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/07/long-live-the-new-alliance/#comment-61705 michael Sun, 07 Jan 2007 05:29:22 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/07/long-live-the-new-alliance/#comment-61705 What do you think will happen in Korea with Abe blowing kisses to the U.S.? The upcoming U.S. and S.K. elections will probably spin the dynamic even more in ways we don't know yet--for example, a Democratic president might not warm to an increased U.S. military presence in Japan or back Abe's moves to revise Japan's constitution.... Probably the biggest factor will be how the next U.S. prez deals with N.K., which will in turn determine how everybody else reacts. By "not new" I meant Abe was just continuing on what Koiziumi did in alliance building. I wasn't just snarking :) What do you think will happen in Korea with Abe blowing kisses to the U.S.? The upcoming U.S. and S.K. elections will probably spin the dynamic even more in ways we don’t know yet–for example, a Democratic president might not warm to an increased U.S. military presence in Japan or back Abe’s moves to revise Japan’s constitution…. Probably the biggest factor will be how the next U.S. prez deals with N.K., which will in turn determine how everybody else reacts.

By “not new” I meant Abe was just continuing on what Koiziumi did in alliance building. I wasn’t just snarking :)

]]> By: R. Elgin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/07/long-live-the-new-alliance/#comment-61700 R. Elgin Sun, 07 Jan 2007 05:10:16 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/07/long-live-the-new-alliance/#comment-61700 Exactly Willie -- "changed to what?" is a good question. "Changing the flag" is a meme for the change in how Koreans view themselves. Just like the Japanese Government, South Korea is changing but one should ask "just how are Koreans changing in light of reality and why?". Nope Michael, this alliance with Japan is not new but it is changing all the time and is seemingly getting closer while South Korea has clearly used certain political topics to develop common ground with North Korea and to distance themselves from Japan. Exactly Willie — “changed to what?” is a good question.
“Changing the flag” is a meme for the change in how Koreans view themselves. Just like the Japanese Government, South Korea is changing but one should ask “just how are Koreans changing in light of reality and why?”.
Nope Michael, this alliance with Japan is not new but it is changing all the time and is seemingly getting closer while South Korea has clearly used certain political topics to develop common ground with North Korea and to distance themselves from Japan.

]]> By: jonnyh http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/07/long-live-the-new-alliance/#comment-61698 jonnyh Sun, 07 Jan 2007 04:53:12 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/07/long-live-the-new-alliance/#comment-61698 I don't get the flag reference either. I don’t get the flag reference either.

]]> By: michael http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/07/long-live-the-new-alliance/#comment-61693 michael Sun, 07 Jan 2007 03:10:58 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/07/long-live-the-new-alliance/#comment-61693 This alliance isn't really new, is it? Hey, the inventor of ramen has died: http://iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/06/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Obit-Ando.php This alliance isn’t really new, is it?

Hey, the inventor of ramen has died:
http://iht.com/articles/ap/200.....t-Ando.php

]]> By: The_William_G http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/07/long-live-the-new-alliance/#comment-61690 The_William_G Sun, 07 Jan 2007 02:47:50 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/01/07/long-live-the-new-alliance/#comment-61690 Changed to what? Changed to what?

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