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To: eddieww who wrote (138864)	12/16/2001 9:47:47 AM
From: Win-Lose-Draw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

By keeping the army (& navy, airforce, marines) from domestic activities we have avoided the common situation elsewhere of the military effectively having a veto power over the elected government That point could certainly be argued, although it isn't clear to me when last the SAS had a "veto power" over the British parliament. ;-) The reason we can get away with acting/thinking like this is all our wars are fought on someone else's soil. If we had an enemy massed on our physical borders you can bet the armed forces would have a much more direct involvement in everyday domestic life! We are a very lucky people!