Mr.Pieeater wrote:
I like going to Iraq and kickin' some terrorist ass... I have balls, it comes with the territory.
so enlist to the troops. go as a volunteer. what are you still doing at home? your country needs YOU right NOW!
send us postcards from baghdad or stfu...
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back to topic. the japanese spend more on military, than the chinese (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co … penditures )
and you can´t differ between a defense or an attack force easily. they both have the same guns. difference is, if they are able to be quickly deployed abroad or not. but it doen´t mean, that defense forces can´t attack. remember, the israeli army is called israel defense force - and they can kick ass...
even the former german (nazi) "wehrmacht" was a defense force by its name. "wehr" is from "wehren" - "to defend" and "macht" means "force"... so don´t make conclusions out of just a name.