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Originally Posted by W.E.B. Du Bois
Yes, I have, as shown on post 72. You've failed to even reply to it, because your opinions consists of selectively ignoring facts that contradict your opinion. The Founding Fathers supported keeping a standing army (something you previously argued against) and they also specified that our standing army should not exceed 1% of the total national population. We have kept our standing army well beneath 1% of the total national population, so we are acting in accord with the founders on those issues and not in contradiction, as you have claimed.
The Founders acted to expand and protect US national interests and thus would have supported current US foreign policy which has done just that. They might have disagreed with how our foreign policy has been implemented, but the basic strategic dynamic they would have agreed with.
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You guys both just said the same thing. You both said that the founding fathers supported the idea of Militia as primary defense, but also kept a small standing army.
The one place you disagree is when it comes to the foreign policy. And you rightfully disagree, because, as I thought about this, I realized that some of our founding fathers would approve, and others would not. The Federalists had no problem going to war in the interests of the nation, and therefore would support the modern nations actions. On the contrary, Jefferson and his Democratic-Republicans opposed military action, and would not stand for what the US is currently doing.