[SteamShovel]

The author is correct in her assertion, but unless you or somebody else has sufficient military power to protect the country, it won't last long.

This is why the peaceniks will never be able to run a country without being a pawn of an aggressor.

Peace Through Strength is beyond their ability to understand.

[lizol]

CI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM (He who wants peace, prepares for war)

[Forward the Light Brigade]

A good article but a great nation must be a balance of military power and economic power. Without the first they are hollow and will fall, without the other they become temping targets for conquest and loot. Vlad would be wise to invest in his infrastructure as well as his military.