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Entry: Militarism and Conservatism: Can this Marriage be Saved? Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/militarism_and_conservatism_can_this_marriage_be_saved#18081 Post contents: The problem with militarism is the mind-set it brings. To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail, and to people fixated on the military, all foreign problems look like excuses for military action. There are problems out there in the world, that concern us, and that we would do well to become involved in - such as new epidemics of transmittable diseases, or criminal activity across borders - but not if our first response is to think of invading or bombing. The military should be the last resource of diplomacy, not the first - but of course the current occupant stinks at diplomacy. Sent at: 2008 11 22