I wonder how all those countries who rely on the military strength of the U.S. for protection would feel? I wonder what the odds are that without a strong military the U.S. would not be attacked? With current sentiment against the U.S., not likely... I am a strong believer in being prepared for the worst and hoping for the best.



>>Actually, I agree with Vegetius:
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>>Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
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>Why ?
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>Tito in Ex Yugoslavia gave us the more less simillar preaching;
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>... We should work like peace is gonna last forever! ... and we should get ourselves prepared, as if war is gona break tumorow morning! ...
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>Working class should work like slaves (pay taxes) so we could have strong military and security forces. To protect us from... hmm who ? Oh yes - Foreign Invasion ! (Or who ever disagree with what Tito said!)
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>So it kind of washed both ways; As parranoyia/suspence generator and home status-quo keeper.
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>You guessed right, I totally disagre.
>I just cannot see how spending trillions on warfares and army budgets can be better then investing it in science, education, clean industries, alternative/renewable energy sources etc.
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>Why don't you start preparing for peace instead ?