The Source of American Military Power

American Thinker ^ | 3/17/2012 | Bruce Walker

[WPaCon]

Our world is dangerous. China, a corrupt and chauvinistic one-party Communist regime, is becoming an economic superpower. Russia is drifting toward authoritarian imperialism, with a jealous eye towards those Soviet Socialist Republics lost when the USSR disintegrated. Radical Islam is still simmering throughout the Indian Ocean basin, and the democratization of this irrational and angry sentiment does not make it safer for the peaceful West. Except for America and Israel, none of the free nations takes national defense very seriously.

The supercilious "deal" made between Obama and Republicans to reduce the deficit includes some automatic cuts in national defense. Many Americans, like Rick Santorum in this recent article, worry that these cuts will endanger us.

There are excellent reasons for not penny-pinching when it comes to national defense. Peace is always cheaper than war, and wars come when aggressive nations believe that they are more powerful than peaceful nations. Gold-plating our weapons and munitions allows us to avoid almost all the collateral damage to civilian populations which has historically been an accepted part of war. Defense spending helps develop our technologies and preserve our industries. Most importantly, though, we must never scrimp on defense spending if our troops pay in blood the price of our defense frugality.

The real strength of our military, however, involves more important factors than simply spending enough on national defense. Every great captain in military history has known that the quality of warriors trumps everything else. Our men and women in our armed forces are the finest in the history of the world. Does that sound too gushing? Consider these factors.

[Savage Beast]

Yes, it is a very dangerous world, and the United States has never been in greater peril because today, in addition to such dangerous foreign adversaries, the U.S.A. faces an internal enemy--decadence--that is more deadly than all the external foes combined.

Whether or not the United States will survive depends upon whether or not the American people will recognize this mortal internal enemy for what it is and take meaningful action.

Recognition will first require that they recognize, resist, and repudiate the incessant, ubiquitous propaganda barraging them constantly from the voices of decadence, including the pro-Democrat Party press, celebrities, Hollywood, Leftist politicians, university professors, et al.

Whether the American people will rise to this challenge remains to be seen, but any people who are willing to bequeath trillions of dollars of debt to their children and grandchildren and who are perfectly willing to render them vulnerable to such dangerous foreign enemies don't show much promise.

[Savage Beast]

Yes, it is a very dangerous world, and the United States has never been in greater peril because today, in addition to such dangerous foreign adversaries, the U.S.A. faces an internal enemy--decadence--that is more deadly than all the external foes combined.

Whether or not the United States will survive depends upon whether or not the American people will recognize this mortal internal enemy for what it is and take meaningful action.

Recognition will first require that they recognize, resist, and repudiate the incessant, ubiquitous propaganda barraging them constantly from the voices of decadence, including the pro-Democrat Party press, celebrities, Hollywood, Leftist politicians, university professors, et al.

Whether the American people will rise to this challenge remains to be seen, but any people who are willing to bequeath trillions of dollars of debt to their children and grandchildren and who are perfectly willing to render them vulnerable to such dangerous foreign enemies don't show much promise.

[piytar]

That definitely WAS worth posting twice!!! Well said!!!!!

[Savage Beast]

It was written with tears and prayers.

[qaz123]

Except for America and Israel, none of the free nations takes national defense very seriously.

Why? Because when they needed to stand up to something hey all knew the count on the US military to be their big brother and protect them. All the while, they talked s**t against the US and wasted their money on failed, socialist ideals.

[WPaCon]

I’d argue that they also suffer from the same decadence problem that Savage Beast pointed out.