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Originally Posted by Botnst
Against my argument is most of American history, in which mission creep is a common attribute. But it hasn't always been that way. Take gunboat diplomacy, for example. The marines went in, kicked ass, and then left. ...
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No reason it can't be that way in the future. I find it hard to believe that our leaders are so worthless that they have no ability to avoid mission creep. Our strength is in the 21st Century version of gun boats. We should stick with our strengths.