Military Moves

From Headlines in Review via The World and I (highly recommended to all homeschooling families interested in staying informed), come these two new-stories:

Japan Tackles Revision of "No-War" Constitution TOKYO, December 9, 2005 -- Japan is embroiled in a national debate over its "no-war" constitution, with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party proposing amendments that would recognize an official role of the nation's armed forces the first time since the end of World War II.

U.S. Shifts Military's Focus Toward Nation-Building WASHINGTON, December 14, 2005 -- The Pentagon yesterday announced a landmark change in the use of combat troops, elevating "stability missions" -- commonly called nation-building -- to an equal status with major combat operations. The evolution in war-planning priorities underscores how the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States by the al Qaeda terror network continue to fundamentally reshape how U.S. military commanders deploy the armed forces.

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