[Leaning Right]

> Just so you know I don’t believe in large standing Armies. <

That’s crazy talk, unless your country is protected by oceans.

Oh, wait. The United States is protected by oceans. So I stand corrected. You’re right. A small, nimble, and lethal US army - backed by a large trained reserve - would work out just fine.

Now, Europe is different. There are no oceans between them and the Russian bear. That’s their problem. Let them raise - and fund - their own armies.

[Chainmail]

Uh - geopolitics isn't your strong suit, right? We haven't been protected by oceans since the first battleships were designed.

The real lessons that all of you should have adsorbed by now are that:

1. Even our best friends can't be trusted with defending our country - in fact, they'd all like to come here and take our stuff.

2. Being conquered by other countries would suck.

3. Fighting our adversaries should always take place THERE instead of HERE - before they become too strong to beat.

I'm going to throw out a strong guess that at least Leaning Right and Central VA have never graced this country with combat service - am I right? Otherwise, you'd know better than push the paleo-isolationist crap.