halogamer1989 on 07 October 2008
| Aiemond said: Missle defense is a good idea, especially with russia getting ready to make their own. And the idea of isolationism is a bad idea. Its part of the reason Hitler had a good chance of winning WWII. The fact is, yes we need to decrease our military use abroad, but we still need to be a world leader. This means using our influence in a good way, leading by example, being in worthy conflicts. If we stay out, then russia has green light to do what it wants with georgia, chavez can move as he pleases, and so can iran. Limiting military use is all good, but we can't just close down all our options, especially with how threatining the world is becoming. Second, we keep some troops and bases in those countries. They are not doing anything significant atm, and it gives us options if there is a significant threat from nations in that area. Haveing no bases there would be a bad idea. |
Seconded. Sorry about not reading the other small biz part but I could not locate it and I had work to do so I put it off. Anyway, I am for a strong military. We need more troops and I would even vouch for a national implementation of mandatory service for a short time like Israel or China. What is to say we get attacked by a nation with an opportunity to call up over 10 million while we would have to draft untrained people and put them on the front after 2 weeks. People need training and discipline today due to the corrosion of ethics and personal responsibilty.
