[pfflier]

My point (and that of central_va and pfflier as well) is that we do not need a HUGE military. A strong military, yes! A huge military, maybe not. That is the topic under debate.

I have expressed no opinion on the size or deployment of our military (army) in this thread yet.

I was a military brat that lived overseas until I was 16. After I joined the USAF, my roots were still in the old SAC days where we had 18X overkill capability and it worked as a deterrent. We had SAC and TAC bases world wide. Many bases were close to army garrisons and the combined arms kept the soviets and North Koreans in check.

I always thought it was a good idea to waste the bad guys there rather than here.

[Chainmail]

I’ve always found it odd that we have these neoisolationists on the Freerepublic - like, how does reducing our role in the world and reducing the defenses of our country equate to conservatism?

I have always believed that those of us who have served are the realists and the true conservatives because we know first hand what’s out there and what it costs in lives, parts of bodies, and treasure to keep freedom alive.

Thank you for your service, by the way.