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**HQTheodore** · 08-05-2011, 03:10 AM

Since some people don't seem to be grasping my point about a country with the USA's geographic advantage not needing large standing ground forces, and since a lot of people need to see simple pictures in order for even simple ideas to sink in, I am providing this:

Those "Big Assed Oceans" were highways for invaders until the 1940's, and with Stealth ships may become so again. You are right about us needing no big ground forces though. I think a reasonable case could be made for nobody really needing such at all in the modern world.

Well, that particular plan won't work, but your premise that the Pentagon budget can be massively cut is legit.
The defense of the United States can be accomplished for a lot less than we spend today. But the key is to re-envision the US, not as the worlds policeman, but as a citizen of the world, without an overseas agenda. Changing the world by our example of a free people enjoying the fruits of their labor, not a people laboring to outfit the most expensive military the world has ever seen.

Quoted for truth. Why should we have to force people to be like us if we have such a great system?

Doing what unclass suggests would effectively result in us adopting an isolationist stance but, let anyone but a lib suggest that, and libs wet their panties...

What's so bad about isolationism? George Washington said we should "avoid entangling alliances" and I think that remains good advice. America was isolationist in most of the 19thc and has been international in most of the 20th, notice the difference?

08-05-2011, 03:10 AM	#39
HQTheodore Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 501 Senior Member	Since some people don't seem to be grasping my point about a country with the USA's geographic advantage not needing large standing ground forces, and since a lot of people need to see simple pictures in order for even simple ideas to sink in, I am providing this: Those "Big Assed Oceans" were highways for invaders until the 1940's, and with Stealth ships may become so again. You are right about us needing no big ground forces though. I think a reasonable case could be made for nobody really needing such at all in the modern world. Well, that particular plan won't work, but your premise that the Pentagon budget can be massively cut is legit. The defense of the United States can be accomplished for a lot less than we spend today. But the key is to re-envision the US, not as the worlds policeman, but as a citizen of the world, without an overseas agenda. Changing the world by our example of a free people enjoying the fruits of their labor, not a people laboring to outfit the most expensive military the world has ever seen. Quoted for truth. Why should we have to force people to be like us if we have such a great system? Doing what unclass suggests would effectively result in us adopting an isolationist stance but, let anyone but a lib suggest that, and libs wet their panties... What's so bad about isolationism? George Washington said we should "avoid entangling alliances" and I think that remains good advice. America was isolationist in most of the 19thc and has been international in most of the 20th, notice the difference?
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