War, except in self-defense, is a failure of moral imagination.

Constitutional democracy, you see, is no romantic notion. It's our defense against ourselves, the one foe who might defeat us.

There's no excuse for skimping on national defense when the country is at war. Retiring an aircraft carrier more than a decade early isn't in the best interest of the nation at this time.

The war is illegal under international law. We want the immediate withdrawal of the Self Defense Forces and from Iraq along with all foreign troops.

There's no excuse for skimping on national defense when the country is at war.

It's funny, in a human kind of way, how we can convince ourselves that we're in control at the very moment we are beginning to lose it.