04-30-2011, 06:37 PM
Chakravartin wrote:
Let's reduce our military presence during one of the 20 year lulls we occasionally have between wars.
When have we had a 20 year lull between wars, since 1942? Even if you exclude Grenada and Panama, the closest you can get in recent history is 16 years between Vietnam and the first Gulf War. Before World War 1, you have to go back to the end of the Civil War (and the tail end of the Indian Wars) to find another 20 year lull. Twice in the last 150 years seems more rare than occasional to me.