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"Americans raised on a pervasive ideology of “exceptionalism” all too
easily assume that our far-flung military presence is simply the natural
order of things, and that any challenge
to it must be countered. A little reflection, however, should suggest
why countries — like Russia, China and Iran — grow hostile and even
paranoid as they are tested almost daily by the air and naval forces of a
superpower. Even if we do not appreciate their point of view, we should
seriously ask whether our military really serves U.S. security
interests by provoking new opportunities for deadly confrontations
almost daily."
Sword 2014', at the Gaiziunu Training Range in Pabrade some 60km.(38
miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014.
(Photo: AP)
