I agree. There is a tendency here on FR to denigrate JFK and his brother’s service. Both of them served honorably, and courageously. Perhaps no more courageously than millions of others, but there is no need to denigrate either. (Besides, the political and social sentiments of either one would be mainline Freeper these days.)
I don’t want a tradition wherein our leaders must be drawn from the military, as in Imperial Rome or other militarized states. My favorite president, Calvin Coolidge, never served in the military. On the other hand, I think it is extremely unhealthy for the leader of the state to manifest palpable hostility towards our military and our traditional military allies. The harm done by Clinton and Obama cannot be undone. No one will ever trust the United States as an ally again. Japan and South Korea, and possibly Germany, will become nuclear powers as the credibility of American nuclear guarantees diminishes. (It is nearly nil now. The U.S. and U.K. made “ironclad” guarantees to the Ukraine to induce it to give up its nuclear weapons.)
You make a good point.
I never think of Germany as a nuclear power. But with their engineers, both Germany and Japan could “whip one up” in about six months if not sooner.
The rise of Germany would be an interesting one to watch. They have such a history of running the economy of Europe over the years I wonder if anyone would try to stop them this time.
I do not see an anti-US Germany, but they could flex their muscles a little more than they do now.
We are certainly living in interesting times.