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    United States Branches of the Military and their Constitutional Wonkiness

    I personally see the Corp of Engineers as the best justification for our current standing army, with anti-ballistic missile/air defense duties being a close second. Drones, planes, and ships are going to matter more than numbers of infantry going forward in most conflicts, and the US Army...
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    United States Branches of the Military and their Constitutional Wonkiness

    An Amendment to the Constitution to clarify and detangle the procurement and budgetary requirements/limits/abilities for military spending is probably one of the few that could get bipartisan support from a lot of the populace. It takes longer to train and equip the modern US military than I...
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    United States Branches of the Military and their Constitutional Wonkiness

    So apparently the West Point Mafia in the Pentagon has so utterly gutted the Navy and maritime services, in favor of their land forces meant for COIN in the last couple decades, that the reserve/utility ships the Corp of Engineers or Navy salvage/utility fleet is almost non-existent now. All...
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