What would happen if we got rid of the military?
494394
That, my friend, is the problem with those people that think that way.  They do not think about the fact that they enjoy the freedom to speak out against their government because millions of men and women have died defending that right.  Anyone who ever says taht we should just dump the military all together is woefully ignorant of the truth.  not only does the military fight to rpeserve our rights, and show the world what it feels like to have those rights, but it also provides millions of jobs in not only the US, but around the world.  Having a massive military helps our defense and our economy in a big way.  If we got rid of the military all together in just an instant (historically speaking) the US would fall into absolute turmoil economically and would likely sink bacck deeply into the depression that plagues us still today.  Gettign rid of the military woudl make us defenseless to attack by our enemies, powerless to defend our friends, and knock out from under us a major economic leg that we stand on.  All in all, it would just be plain stupid to get ris of the military.
505614
Probably not for at least ten years. They need to sort out their human rights issues, treatment of Kurds etc. Also military would have to be totally seperated from the state. It would give the EU some pretty dodgy borders e.g. Iraq. yes but not until it sorts itself out
733055
The war would just begin
1088137
You have a good point there, in fact lets get rid of anything which maybe deemed as religious and that would stop all fighting as well as crulty in the world. Only trouble then, we would all have to live together happily. Good question, it would be great if the so called leaders of the churches and the worlds countrys take few minutes to think over this one.
525034
our troops will stop dying for that particular cause and Iraq will probably revert to a war torn arena that is governed by warlords and/or different religious factions until the most powerful one is able to take control, which will probably/definitely be another Saddam.... then you will have another situation unlike the previous and we can start all over, probably with a US leader that will not invade but will allow a military buildup and then we can just let them invade us..... after all, the only thing most (not all but most) of the governments in that part of the world want is the complete destruction of the west.... which includes us and anyone that is on our side................. so while no one wants what we have there now.... the choice is finish it and get out or get out and let them finish us............... our choice.
1084676
Yes, eventually. If more of you that want us out would enlist and we had enough troops for shorter rotations, we would have teh strength to leave sooner.
492796
Better question: How many innocent people would have been murdered without the Us Army?
1057437
No.It would collapse.The country was so locked down for so long it is going to take some time for them all to figure out how to get along without killing each other.
206676
The world would come together in panic ... "Where the &*^^ did the US go?"  Conspiracy theorys would abound.  Tensions would be high - no one would trust anyone else.  Did an experiment go wrong?  Did one country develope an incredible weapon?  Are the aliens finally attacking?  Did God decide simply to wipe them off the face of the earth?  Different groups would claim responsibility -- most of them groups no one has ever heard of.  And all over this great world, there would be office pools involving which country would disappear next.  (My money would be on Akrotiri - but really, if they disappeared, who'd notice?)
1165013
Not any more. They simply don't have the money to maintain the big military they once had. Most of it is rusting in storage areas that are poorly guarded.
283522
well if we didn't have government, the people would have no notice of what's going on in the world. every one would be doing crazy stuff.no laws would be passed,no one would get smarter,no jail, so many more reasons can't explain all.
181947
No, that would just mean the extinsion of human kind, we would just need to defend us and destroy the arsenal of the enemy.
838125
YES, pulling out of Iraq now would be tantamount to the US Government pulling out of South Vietnam in 1975 and letting the Communist North Vietnamese coming across the border and killing 2 million South Vietnamese who had either worked for us or help us in the war and the \nPol Pot regime who killed another 2 to 4 million Cambodians.You are not wrong. What would happen \nwould be a signal to the Islamo-fascist terrorists that this country is ripe for a take over by them. We CANNOT LET THAT HAPPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
696351
Maybe.  Military force is the best answer.
537566
I am not ready to give up on it either but I would fight it a differ ant way, I would disband the military as we know it, keep the Navy and Air force intact. I would build a purely defensive force and guard our own borders against all alien people, put more into intelligence, I know this is radical and probably not to well received but it is my opinion as to what is wrong. We spend to much on overseas and not enough here. There is a better use for the money.
324661
No, the military is by choice right now.  Now, if the draft comes around, (pray it doesn't) if they have anything to do with their kids not going, throw them out of office right then.
688162
In regards to Bush leaving, it depends on who would replace him. As for the world being better off with out the entire USA, I guess much of the world would have serious financial problems considering how much money, food, and aid the USA gives to everyone else.