Rethinking America’s Army
A Personal and National Plea for Survival
From the essay
Why does the U.S. need a massive standing army? Surrounded by oceans and neighbors that pose no invasion threat, we are unlike nations forced to live under constant threat of land invasion. Navy — yes. Air Force and Space Force — absolutely. Rocket forces — essential. But hundreds of thousands of troops standing on call for foreign deployments? That logic belongs to the 20th century, not the 21st.
Adapted from PDF pages 1.