re: #211 Desert Dog

The same thing happened in Japan. For a thousand years, Japan was in a literal constant state of war. Their entire culture was based on it. It is amazing to look at them now.

I think it is natural for many people to want peace. If the USA could stop spending so much money on defense, we would be richer for it. But, this world will not allow us to do that.

No - it won’t, and I myself think its time to let both Japan and Germany start building up a proper professional army, navy and air force, without seeing an attempt a world domination behind that.
I know this will be very difficult to accept for many, but they are our allies now - they are a different generation, and the world has not changed for the better, rogue states have proliferated.
If the burdens could be shared, we’d all be richer.