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None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed and disciplined is therefore at all times important.

Every country where the the United States maintains troops has a status of forces agreement.

The world relies upon, and America must rely upon, a strong military.

Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.

We remain essentially a nation under siege.

The U.S. has intervened more often in more countries farther from its own shores than has any power in modern history.

Now, in this U.N. stuff, the commander, although he has troops, they don't really belong to him. They're loaned by the country to the U.N. to be used, but each of these countries provide a contingent commander, a senior guy who communicates directly back to his capital.

Lightly armed nations can move toward war just as easily as those which are armed to the teeth, and they will do so if the usual causes of war are not removed.

By fighting a limited, defensive war, America permitted the enemy to endlessly re-supply their field armies.

The U.S. military is the best-trained, most effective fighting force the world has ever known. And the conduct of the vast majority of our service members makes Americans rightfully proud.