The US should maintain strong and ready military forces.
During the 80s, there was a period of Cold War era peacetime stability. This has been replaced with undeclared/unwon wars that seem to come along more frequently now.
War Is Good Again
1991 National Victory Parade
Possibly of interest:
Like something out of North Korea
1980s Veterans – WTF Happened?
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Thoughts on changes in American culture relating to those born roughly in the late 50s & early 60s.
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Something from the last century
Post-Vietnam guilt
The guilt doesn’t seem to work towards staying out of undeclared/unwon wars, maintaining the barracks or managing federal contracts related to TRICARE.
A giant flag ritual at the next ball game will make it all good.