Human nature and National Defense

            In the normal course of events, it is pretty simple. If you spend more for national defense, you get more, as expensive as it has become. And most of us humans want to defend our nation as a way of life, which seems normal to me.

            There's two historical flies in the ointment, so to speak.

            One is that despots still arise and exist, and assert themselves, like even starting wars in their region to achieve their goals.

            The other is historical pacificism, which does exist in the USA. Even after the dastardly Japanese attack on Hawaii, one congresswoman in the USA voted against declaring war.

            And every nation and decision makers can debate how to get the most bang for the buck. Now that is a good kind of problem to have.

            What bothers me, is the idea of asserting my opinion in a way that will adversely affect and restrict others that may make future decisions.

            While it may be nobly  admirable, it may also be naive enough to get millions of today's people killed as a result of wars.

            Now that bothers me.

            Even one can say that an individual is perhaps ahead of his time. One can also say they were naive and despicable during their time.

            And all most want to do is live in peace where they live, and raise a happy Family, albeit with a good National Defense.