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I didn't read all the links, so maybe this was touched on.

I think a big part if it is that people have stopped glorifying it. In the information age, the horrors of war aren't veiled from anyone and no one wants it. Most people stopped using might as a way to stoke their patriotism and nationalistic pride. At one time, it was practically considered a man's rite of passage.

The U.S. seems to be an exception though. They still judge politicians on whether they have military experience and haven't had more than a few years in their history that they haven't been at war with someone somewhere.