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Neither the Army nor the Navy is of any protection, or very little protection, against aerial raids.

There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.

Operation Peace for Galilee is not a military operation resulting from the lack of an alternative.

The Iraq war was not necessary.

Military confrontation is not a suitable alternative in confronting terror and current security threats.

The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution.

Military operations cannot be tidy or free of friction - particularly in a coalition whose contributing nations see the campaign through national prisms.

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.

Without the Guard and Reserve, our active duty troops could hardly deploy.

There's no excuse for skimping on national defense when the country is at war.