I honestly don't feel like quoting each individual piece.
Switzerland's mentality is due to the geographical locations isolating them for many years and have to deal with repeated invasions from foreign powers that has lead to their unity and mentality of national defense.
The United States citizen hasn't controlled the government since the 1800's when corporations were formed. Money bought politicians back then as it does now. Unplug from the matrix Trinity.
Federal law mandates that legal immigrants must learn English in order to obtain a green card. If they can not speak English, they will be taught. Anyways, this was a concept I came up with in ten minutes. If you wish to continue discussing this, make a thread as it's derailing this one.
It was a concept I came up with in 10 minutes. Forgive me, if a rough draft has a few flaws. Mandatory or volunteer forces, the point remains the same. U.S. citizens should be armed and trained for the defense of the nation and ONLY the defense of the nation from a direct and immediate threat to the United States. We should not engage in "proactive" strikes against a nation without a declaration of War.
Military Reservists make about $250 a month for two Saturdays worth of training. Every militia member would be paid roughly this amount. The money to equip and train the new recruits would come from the money saved from closing the bases abroad which was totaled at 48.8 billion dollars annually by Donald Rumsfeld in 2005.
Regardless of who goes in first whether it is the Navy and Air Force or the Army/Marine Grunts there will be casualties. Don't get all emotional over casualties considering your position has been for the advocacy of military action in another sovereign nation. As for the "token force" It's not merely a "token force" it's half of the U.S. Navy (considering half would be in the Atlantic while the other half is in the Pacific). Regardless, we spend far too much money trying to police the world and we're earning a bad reputation with it which is straining our international ties. It's time to pull back and mind our own business. Pay down our debt, get back on the path of an economic recovery. Not investing soldiers abroad and getting paid in body bags.
This is beside the original topic. If you wish to discuss this, make another thread.
Doesn't matter if China wants to fight with us. Again, this is besides the original topic. Create one if you wish to discuss it.
You are free to feel insulted but, I don't really care about your emotional state to begin with. Non-intervention is not the same as Isolationism. Tokugawa Japan was Isolationist. I am merely advocating for the abstaining of military force in a nation that is not a direct and immediate threat to the United States. You're failure to understand this concept is becoming tiresome. Either learn the difference or stop wasting my time.
Switzerland, New Zealand and Sweden are neutral/non-interventionist states. It's working for them. I'm suggesting we emulate them in foreign policy. Rather than investing our bodies and getting body bags in return. You criticize me for being inhuman for not sending more people to die. I criticize you for wanting to send more people to die.
as a Human you are a monster if you don't stop the killing of innocents, mothers, sons, daughters, the elderly and the crippled.
You lost all credibility right here. Dragging an emotional argument into this rather than arguing facts. Cease or leave.
Ma'am, "Armchair theory". is an unofficial term for the approach which economists are perceived to mostly use for coming up with a new economic theory. If you are going to use a term, use it properly. Also the Alliances
BEFORE the war drug a minor conflict into a major conflict. The resulting treaties occurred due to the Alliances that existed before the war. Seriously, the concept is not difficult to grasp. A lead to B which lead to C and D.