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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
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or in the defense of those who hire you as an agent.
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It's not ok to take sides in disputes, to arm other nations
So individuals can be hired but not nations?  |
That's right. Private individuals can appoint other private individuals as protectors, but since the military is paid for by ALL citizens, it's illigitimate to use a military to defend another nation. For instance, let's say Italy and Ireland went to war for some reason
(Italy would lose) and the American military joined in the dispute on one side or the other.
If the military helped the Italians, all of the Irish people in America would be paying to murder their own families despite their own wishes, and vice versa if the situation were turned around.
The only time war is legitimate is when your own country is directly attacked BY ANOTHER COUNTRY, and even then, only when war is formally declared, and then only against the nation who attacked you.
Starting wars is also the ultimate act of aggression, and it unnecessarily places the lives of Americans in danger, and it violates the U.S. Constitution.