Hubby said something last night that is worth discussing

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5. not sure

. . . the defense industry looks just fine, with their replinished backlog of high-tech goodies which are sold as alternatives to the hazardous use of ground forces for their 'pollyandish' misadventures.

Moreover, I wouldn't assume there's a lot of hunger for the pace and scope of the unbridled militarism of the Bush era. As callous as they seem in their deployment orders (and they just might be, to some degree), I don't believe that these commanders are sanguine about endlessly sacrificing their platoons and regiments in defense of these dubious regimes.

That said, there's still going to be a ready reserve of optimism in any military command about the the efficacy and effectiveness of the use of military force. Whether there's a complimenting amount of support from the civilian leadership in those calculations of cause and effect of military action abroad is going to be the question ahead. That pursuit doesn't need the old bogey men to leap into action. All they need to do is invent a new one . . .

We're so used to the Bushian military posturing and it's calculated overreactions, but I wouldn't expect for this administration to direct their response to any attack on our soil or on our interests abroad in a way which would so inflame and divide the nation, as in the past. We've recalibrated our triggers with this Democratic presidency. Hopefully, if successful, it'll have some lasting, guiding effect on the future ones.