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re: When did it become conservative to support a large standing army?
Posted on 5/20/19 at 11:06 am to baseballcatch77
Posted on 5/20/19 at 11:06 am to baseballcatch77
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It requires high tech training and full time jobs. Its not a bunch of farmers grabbing muskets and hunting rifles coming together to defend the Union.
The one error you're making in this is that professional soldiers are hampered by all sorts of rules of engagement and the geneva convention.
A bunch of patriots with AR-15s, on the othe rhand, are only focused on what brings victory.
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Posted on 5/20/19 at 11:24 am to Boatshoes
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The one error you're making in this is that professional soldiers are hampered by all sorts of rules of engagement and the geneva convention. A bunch of patriots with AR-15s, on the othe rhand, are only focused on what brings victory.
While I agree with your post, I'm not debating what would happen if the US were invaded nor how the Geneva convention handcuffs our soldiers. I'm responding to a post about having a large standing army. Which the point of having one is so what you mentioned above wont be necessary.
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