Cold War Aftermath
To many, the Cold War ended when the Berlin wall fell. The collapse of the old Soviet Union left the United States as the world’s lone remaining superpower. Everyone else figures that pins the sheriff’s badge on our chest. Other countries want us to protect the innocent, respond to emergencies and maintain the public order. But they get antsy when they think we’re aiming for “regime change”.
The United States has unleashed, at various times, fire from the sky, guided missiles from the sea and nuclear annihilation. Such an intimidating arsenal magnifies our deployments to the rest of the world. George Washington’s firepower as the American commander in chief pales in comparison to the forces of Armageddon at our current president’s disposal.
The Department of Defense controls more assets than all but a handful of countries. It has its own police force, a court system, hospitals and an engineering corps. Running this extraordinarily powerful organization is a tremendous responsibility. Allowing a politician to use our military as his personal gendarmes is tremendously irresponsible.
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