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> The game theoretic irony is that peace can often only be achieved by building up the military strength to deter potential attackers.

Nobody has attacked the USA since Pearl Harbor. Military strength has been used to impose hegemony over other parts of the world, not to protect the nation.

> There are a few places in the world where US involvement can lead tonkore stability.

How can you say that after the countless deaths, pain, and strife caused by the USA in the Middle East, Asia, and South America?



> Nobody has attacked the USA since Pearl Harbor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks

Seems big to leave out especially since your next remark is about strife caused by the USA in the Middle East...


You mean the terrorist attack orchestrated by the same guy (Osama Bin Laden) the USA propped up in the 80s when he was fighting against the Soviets in Afghanistan?

The 11 September is the perfect example of the USA bringing instability to the world and giving life to future enemies through their reckless interference in the Middle East.


You keep mentioning things done by republican administrations as a defense.... of a republican president?


> Military strength has been used to impose hegemony over other parts of the world, not to protect the nation.

I'm not a scholar of military history. I assumed that no one would dare attack the US because the US military is larger than the next ~dozen militaries combined?




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