re: #124 Blackity Black Black!

Sane people in the Government are supposed to keep a military, but keep it from engaging as much as possible.

The important caveat here is that:

1) periods of peace in the history of the world come when there is one dominant power;

2) This dominance is built on military strength, to a large extent;

3) A military strength, to be credible in maintaining peace, must be used from time to time. Otherwise in the minds of the types of people who cause the real problems in this sad world, the strength is not really there.