What we support and defend

[carl]

I don't hide.

Fair enough. Carefully concealed then.

That's certainly a factor but it doesn't explain the political power of either the Navy and Marines or of the National Guard, does it?

Actually I think it does, rather nicely, at least as far and the Marines and the National Guard go. The Navy should have the influence it has or even more (maybe) seeing as how we are an island nation.

[Dueling opinions --as usual, others will make up their own minds. Fortunately.

I fully agree.

What's this "we" stuff.

You may be talking about one of them, I am talking and have consistently talked about all or certainly most of them in this context. However, I acknowledge that "disregarding" the inconvenient helps give your opinion a slightly enhanced position.

Sorry, I got confused since this thread is about the US Constitution and the standing army in the US, why I just naturally figured we were talking about the US.