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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (574742)	7/2/2010 5:23:25 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573708

Depends on what you mean by 'used' or 'wasted.' Having a powerful military force or the need to have a powerful military force could be viewed as Roosevelt put it in 1903: >>>There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build and keep at a pitch of the highest training a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far. Defense Secretary William Cohen, in remarks to reporters prior to his speech at Microsoft Corporation in Seattle, put it this way, “[T]he prosperity that companies like Microsoft now enjoy could not occur without having the strong military that we have.” “The defense secretary is making the case that conflicts in faraway lands such as Bosnia, Korea and Iraq have a direct effect on the US economy. The billions it costs to keep 100,000 American troops in South Korea and Japan, for example, makes Asia more stable—and thus better markets for US goods. The military’s success in holding Iraq in check ensures a continued flow of oil from the Persian Gulf,” concluded the Associated Press dispatch reporting on Cohen’s Seattle appearance [February 18, 1999].