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Japan has no oil and they need oil. No oil no self sufficiency. It really is that easy.
Yeah but Japan benefits tremendously from USA presence. If they had to defend their own territory it would be a huge economic drain on their limited resources
Reminds a bit (only a shadow of a bit) of the embargo in ww2
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Some argue the bomb was unnecessary. Many Japanese civilians were starving to death due to the war.
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A hot topic. Like Dresden...
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Its easy to look back on history. Actually, Japan has many resourses that it doesnt want to mine. You make it seem like war is happening in Japan all the time. The base in okinawa barely does anything...lol
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No oil
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You seem to be under the impression that oil is scarce. Russia will never stop selling it to whoever wants it. If they really need to, they can just start whaling again to get oil. Lol
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But this defeats the point of an island being self sufficient
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