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** MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2025
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** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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December 15, 2025 A Strong Military Equals a Weak Nation ([link removed])
A popular belief among statists is that a powerful military equals a powerful nation. Actually, it’s the opposite. A powerful military equals a weak nation, and a weak military equals a powerful nation. The Americans who founded the United States understood this principle well. They were fiercely opposed to a powerful military, which they referred to as a “standing army.” So did their
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