Some Advantages Of Some Wars

First, please note that I:

1. Am a veteran of dangerous military service in a combat unit of our Armed Forces;

2. Avoided being killed or maimed, by an accidental "friendly fire", incident by less than a second and less than four feet; 

3. Very greatly discount the views, about military matters, of anyone who has not put themselves at such risk; And,

4. Was involved in "drills" in the face of a possible, nuclear, war.

As such AND as a compulsive student of History I must conclude that "War Games" and ordinary "Combat Drills" are NOT equal to that "education" provided by real combat or, at the very least, such drills executed in the threat of real combat.

Yes, the latter often cost very much, in lives and treasure; But, give us a military best able to counter real enemies of our Republic [eg "The Peoples Republic (sic) Of China] when real combat threatens-and-endangers our "troops".

Frequent, short-term, military actions (ie Which do not bog-down us to one area with limited terrain and climate) do provide that, most necessary, training of benefit to both those directly involved AND those who learn from them.

I hope you will reflect on the above and, perhaps, discuss those ideas with real combat veterans.