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Yes. I am a firm believer in "Peace through superior fire power." We, as I'm sure you know, do not live in a perfect world, and the smart money goes to defense as much as anything else.
USMCGUY · 46-50, M
I think the only worry I have about this is what Gen Washington and Gen Eisenhower (both military men and both were presidents) warned about the military industrial complex.
When you have a standing army and an entire industry built to support the military, there is a tendency to find justification to continually up date and modernize. That justification usually ends up in costing lives.
When you have a standing army and an entire industry built to support the military, there is a tendency to find justification to continually up date and modernize. That justification usually ends up in costing lives.