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Octafish

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6. Napoleon set the table for what followed for centuries.

Reply to Kelvin Mace (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 02:34 AM

Feb 2016

History usually is written by the victor. I'm a proponent for maintaining the strongest military might in the world. We need to be smarter how we do it.

For starters: War should not be a for-profit enterprise in a democracy.

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Chris Matthews asked Trump what he'll do to make US military No. 1 again? [View all] Octafish Feb 2016 OP

700 ship navy!! hibbing Feb 2016 #1

Even 7,000 not enough to be world's policeman. Octafish Feb 2016 #5

Well, more like 1815 Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #2

Napoleon set the table for what followed for centuries. Octafish Feb 2016 #6

Also, we need to spend money more wisely Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #8

Actually, the US Military wasn't #1 until WW2. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #3

We had a great navy in the early 1800s GreatGazoo Feb 2016 #10

Their heroics far outweighed the size. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #11

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Trump said our military is a "laughing stock" world wide wally Feb 2016 #7

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