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Military, Army and War - Military Down Sizing and the Fall of a Great Nation

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Military Down Sizing: The Possible Fall of a Great Nation

America is one the most powerful nations in the world. Being a strong nation includes having a strong military as well as economy. As one can observe, the U. S. economy is growing by leaps and bounds. However, the military is being down sized, and if we do not do something about it, it will continue to be down sized until we have an armed force that will no longer be capable of protecting this great nation. Not only will this down sizing affect our ability to protect ourselves, it will also cause a substantial loss in economic strength and power abroad. Because military down sizing lessens our power abroad, opens the United States up to a possible invasion, and hurts …show more content…

An official is quoted saying "Any move that the army makes always depends upon the availability of money" (Hinkle 32). Right now money is scarce, therefore the military is unable to upgrade its means of transportation.

Because of these build downs, The United States military has reduced its strength by about a third of what it was in 1985. Despite this reduction in military strength, U.S. military deployment has gone up a third (Kaminski 1). This does not make good sense. Just because the Soviet Union has crumbled does not mean that all of America's worries have faded away. There are new threats that have replace the terror of Russia. These include regional aggressors such as North Korea, Iraq, and Iran (Federation of American Scientists 1). Regional conflicts among these lesser powers have grown in importance because of the invention nuclear weapons of mass destruction. Since the breakup of the Soviet union, the market has been flooded with inexpensive military arms. Some of these arms have found their way into regional conflicts (Sandler 2). The possibility of another World War can not be dismissed from the possibilities as well. The world still contains potential dangers for the U.S., and a strong military must be in place for any of these threats.

Lieutenant Colonel Victor M. Rosello of the U.S. Army cites a New York Times article by Patrick E. Tyler. This article includes a Defense

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