The Peace through Strength argument

[Avatar4321]

I learned something today. I was always under the impression that Ronald Reagan was the President who started the "Peace through Strength" idea. Perhaps I was just naive about it but i never learned any President advocating it before then. But I was wrong:

"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace."
(Speech to both Houses of Congress, Jan. 8, 1790) --George Washington

Fascinating. The more I learn the more I realize there is so much more to learn.

 

[Oddball]

True as that is, it still doesn't call for military occupation in countries where the war has been over for decades on end.

 

[Avatar4321]

True as that is, it still doesn't call for military occupation in countries where the war has been over for decades on end.

America's first war on terror lasted quite a while. through several administrations.

 

[Oddball]

You don't fight wars against abstractions, dude.