Jim Hlavac
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The French Complain about The United States military around the world, but are
silent about the thousands of French troops stationed around the former French
Colonial world, usually helping to prop up corrupt failed states repressing their
people. With the Gallic shoulder shrug of C'est La Vie, the French are willing to
let abominable leaders continue their misrule. Because they are at heart in
league with the statist ideas that these despots use. The French are still not
wholly removed from the idea of the Divine Right of Kings that Louis XIV stated
so succinctly: L'etat c'est moi -- I am the state.
But the American military is the biggest bringer of peace the world has ever
known. The rest of the world sees this -- how could they not -- but they are still
driven by the ideas that they would institute if they had the military power we
have. They are in denial about our supposed hegemony and superstatus and
hyperpower and imperialism and whatever else they want to call it.
The world's governments like to complain about American power but every
time we talk about bringing our troops home they are adamant that they stay.
There is not a trouble spot in the world that does not have its participants and
interested parties demanding that the American military step in and do
something. And yet when we put our military were it seems to be best for us the
world complains that we are misusing our military.
The United States military might just be the world's greatest humanitarian
force. It has not only brought some level of freedom, prosperity, development
and wealth to the nations of the world, but it has enforced a peace that was
unknown in all of human history. These past 60 years in Europe are the longest
peaceful time in that continent's history. These past few decades in Asia has
seen the greatest period of peace and prosperity that region has ever seen. All
because the US military is there to make sure they stop slaughtering each other.
The United States Military, in creating the conditions for peace, even after we
have had to go to war with some country, has brought uncounted wealth to the
world. Yet there are those who would deny it.
And now in Africa country after country, both on that continent, and the rest
of the world is calling for ever more United States Military involvement in Africa,
starting with Liberia, Somalia and soon Zimbabwe.
There will probably never be another country as powerful militarily as the
United States. The countries of the world are simply so far behind that they can
never catch up. More importantly, that in order to raise the money that would be
required they would have to grow as wealthy as us. And in growing as wealthy
they must become more like us, and therefore they would have less and less
reason to use their resources to create a military to challenge us. Why would
they challenge us? They would be free and prosperous, and at peace. They
would seek, as they are seeking today, more and more economic relations with
us. And there is nothing more peaceful than people making money.
There has been a lot of talk in the world about challenging the United States
Military, even from Europe. Why on earth would Europe want to challenge us
militarily? Are there some people there who would want to go to war with us?
For what?
Actually the militaires of the world are withering away. Whether you look at
the number of men under arms, or the amount of money as a percentage of the
country's economy, or the actual dollar amount, or by whatever other measure,
there is less military around the world than ever before in the history of the world.
The stronger the American military grows and the more technologically proficient
the more other countries are giving up the race. Europe and Japan, Canada,
Australia and Russia are only the leading examples of countries with smaller
militaries. China is joining the trend, and most of South America is on the verge
of joining the trend.
If the world is indeed becoming more like a village then the United States is
being hired over and over again as the cop and security guard. And oddly, at
the same time the amount we spend on the military is falling as a percentage of
our GDP and federal budget. Within 50 years probably half the countries on the
planet will have virtually scraped their militaries and allowed the United States to
step in as the security force.
silent about the thousands of French troops stationed around the former French
Colonial world, usually helping to prop up corrupt failed states repressing their
people. With the Gallic shoulder shrug of C'est La Vie, the French are willing to
let abominable leaders continue their misrule. Because they are at heart in
league with the statist ideas that these despots use. The French are still not
wholly removed from the idea of the Divine Right of Kings that Louis XIV stated
so succinctly: L'etat c'est moi -- I am the state.
But the American military is the biggest bringer of peace the world has ever
known. The rest of the world sees this -- how could they not -- but they are still
driven by the ideas that they would institute if they had the military power we
have. They are in denial about our supposed hegemony and superstatus and
hyperpower and imperialism and whatever else they want to call it.
The world's governments like to complain about American power but every
time we talk about bringing our troops home they are adamant that they stay.
There is not a trouble spot in the world that does not have its participants and
interested parties demanding that the American military step in and do
something. And yet when we put our military were it seems to be best for us the
world complains that we are misusing our military.
The United States military might just be the world's greatest humanitarian
force. It has not only brought some level of freedom, prosperity, development
and wealth to the nations of the world, but it has enforced a peace that was
unknown in all of human history. These past 60 years in Europe are the longest
peaceful time in that continent's history. These past few decades in Asia has
seen the greatest period of peace and prosperity that region has ever seen. All
because the US military is there to make sure they stop slaughtering each other.
The United States Military, in creating the conditions for peace, even after we
have had to go to war with some country, has brought uncounted wealth to the
world. Yet there are those who would deny it.
And now in Africa country after country, both on that continent, and the rest
of the world is calling for ever more United States Military involvement in Africa,
starting with Liberia, Somalia and soon Zimbabwe.
There will probably never be another country as powerful militarily as the
United States. The countries of the world are simply so far behind that they can
never catch up. More importantly, that in order to raise the money that would be
required they would have to grow as wealthy as us. And in growing as wealthy
they must become more like us, and therefore they would have less and less
reason to use their resources to create a military to challenge us. Why would
they challenge us? They would be free and prosperous, and at peace. They
would seek, as they are seeking today, more and more economic relations with
us. And there is nothing more peaceful than people making money.
There has been a lot of talk in the world about challenging the United States
Military, even from Europe. Why on earth would Europe want to challenge us
militarily? Are there some people there who would want to go to war with us?
For what?
Actually the militaires of the world are withering away. Whether you look at
the number of men under arms, or the amount of money as a percentage of the
country's economy, or the actual dollar amount, or by whatever other measure,
there is less military around the world than ever before in the history of the world.
The stronger the American military grows and the more technologically proficient
the more other countries are giving up the race. Europe and Japan, Canada,
Australia and Russia are only the leading examples of countries with smaller
militaries. China is joining the trend, and most of South America is on the verge
of joining the trend.
If the world is indeed becoming more like a village then the United States is
being hired over and over again as the cop and security guard. And oddly, at
the same time the amount we spend on the military is falling as a percentage of
our GDP and federal budget. Within 50 years probably half the countries on the
planet will have virtually scraped their militaries and allowed the United States to
step in as the security force.