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Originally Posted by DESS
You have a pretty romantic view of soldiers that I reject. A soldier's primary mission in fact is to stand in a line and look menacing. Most armies in the world have a primary function of defence/deterrence. Having them literally stand in a line and look menacing is a natural extension of their figurative role.
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You can reject it all you want, but the role of the military is to show strength without revealing strength. If I stand up and look menacing to my enemy the last thing I'm going to feel is a bullet drilling into my vital organs or my head.
A poster boy military is inherantly ineffective in terms of a modern military and its ability to do its job.
As an example, does Canada have a military . . . yes it does, and while it is often jokingly referred to in the international community because of its lack of numbers and modern military equipment, it manages to get the job done, not by displaying its strength, but by using its strength, its training and its spirit.
You create order and menace when your not even there.