The excuse for not shooting down missiles flying over Japan is that they were no threat to the US. Well why are we over there. Why do we continue to limit Japan’s military capability (thanks to WW II unconditional surrender) and make a big deal about being their protector? This would not seem to be a confidence builder for the Japanese citizenry.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-21/are-we-really-capable-shooting-down-north-korean-missiles

Maybe the reason we haven’t shot down North Korea’s test missiles is that we can’t. While we all certainly hope that our military would be able to successfully defend the country against incoming missiles, we need to be prepared for any possibility. Read the rest of this entry »