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This 5 page paper delves into history after defining the concept of militarism. Alternatives to militarism are touched on. The war on terrorism is included in the discussion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interest" ("Overview," 2004). The United States of course promotes this ideology as
evidenced by its past policies and actions. The U.S. will defend territory and will also go into places where there is a national interest. Sometimes, the government even goes beyond
national interests and helps those who are oppressed. This is what occurred in Nazi Germany, although that was in a different context. In any event, the U.S. military cannot go
everywhere and help all the oppressed people, so it does pick its battles. Militarism is something that makes sense. After all, self-defense is important. If a nation cannot defend itself,
it will be taken over by other countries such as what occurred during World War II or the Napoleonic Era. On the other hand, not all countries have a strong
military and those nations are not all that vulnerable. One only has to look at Canada, a nation similar to the U.S. in terms of history and its people. Canada
is a nation that is generally neutral. Although it does send in troops at times, it is not always militaristic and certainly no one would call it aggressive. While many
suggest that nations need a strong defense, like the U.S. and Israel, one could ask just to make a point, when was the last time anyone attacked Canada? Indeed, a
policy of isolationism is a possibility and one that has been tried in the past. It is certainly something that could be considered because the social costs of militarism are
enormous. One can see the social costs of militarism as evidenced by the 2004 election when almost half the country voted for John Kerry, in part because they were against
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