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Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Without our military Russia would just nuke us [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] The geography of some water in-between us won't change that.

Look, I don't like militaries in general, and I really don't like all the crap that comes with them here in America (eg. the military-industrial complex).

But again, going to extremes on either side (ie. throwing the proverbial baby out with the bathwater) is not the answer: it's not "let's have a military dictatorship" or "let's just hold hands and send the Russians good thoughts so they don't nuke us".

It should be (IMHO) "let's have a strong, well run and well-regulated military, with a strong system of civilian governance overseeing it".

What happens if the civilian oversight has been contravening to the military mission(s)?