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In reply to the discussion: I don't think it's healthy or good that we lionize those who serve in the military [View all]BanTheGOP
(1,068 posts)Congratulations on sticking your neck out for the Freeper trolls and idiots jump into the circle jerk mode to deride what I've known for years: Military service is not only unnecessary but incredibly dangerous to the security and sanctity of the world.
What we SHOULD do is to stand down our military except for coast guard and other border protection (NOT "patrol"
duties. We don't need military in other parts of the world to act in our unilateral efforts.
What should be done is to start migrating our offense-related military, including naval ships, elite forces, and all major aircraft, to the United Nations, where a consortium of peaceful, progressive nations can take the controls, and ensure that our military is ONLY used for defense and humanitarian purposes. There is no reason for ANY one nation to unilaterally decide to invade or kill based upon its republicanist leadership's whims.
To that end, we should create a worldwide referendum and begin to migrate the US military to the UN, and stand down all military that's not needed. Pronto.