Abe's Thinking on Collective Self Defense

In his first termw in his first term withh the second time he was in office, in two thousand six, he put together an advisory committee that was focused on constitutional re interpretation. And thiss the idea that they could re interpret the constitution, article nine, specifically to allow japan to engage in what they called collective self defense. So when abe left office in two thousand and seven, the report was sitting on the shelf, sitting there on the table, ready for the next prime minister. But the next PM was not inclined to follow abe's lead on this issue. When he comes back to office in late 20 12, you're looking at japan that is just