We have a sufficient political class, and the military doesn't have to get involved in high national office. The days of doing that, post-Civil War and post-World War II, are gone.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.
We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient.
In general, it should be in our interest to get organizations out of military activity and into politics.
Politicians do not enter into wars lightly. It is usually the military themselves who are keener to become involved.
Having grown up in a military family, I know that politics should have no role in determining who is best qualified to lead our armed forces.
A military presence does not need to be used to be useful.
War is much too serious a thing to be left to military men.
I'm against the draft. I believe we should have a professional military; it might be smaller, but it would be more effective.
Since far fewer people are recruited to serve in a voluntary military, the connection between America and its military is increasingly tenuous and less personal.
It is the duty of our men to enroll themselves in the national services. We need all our manpower for defence. For the military and... we need a quarter of a million men.
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