Do Americans prefer a strong defense or a weak nation?

Question

Do Americans prefer a strong defense or a weak nation?

Answer 1

What makes you think that "Americans" are a herd of sheep on the topic of national defense? "Americans" are divided into parties and ideologies and we have always ....... ALWAYS ....... had a great deal of disagreement about how best to protect our nation.

Answer 2

I'd like a strong defense, but if we go around blowing up countries that didn't do anything to us it will weaken our country.  We have to be smart and use intelligence when carrying such big guns.

Answer 3

You are implying that it's one or the other ... but you are wrong.  We don't have to be the military superpower to be the strongest nation on earth.  If we broke our oil dependency and the death grip that the big corporations have on our economy, no one could touch up, and everyone would want to be us.  You can't get much more powerful than that.

And for those hypocrites that keep spouting about God and military ... those are two things that are mutually exclusive.  Read that bible you carry around, don't just swear on it.

Answer 4

We seem be favoring a weak nation with the facade of strong defense.

Answer 5

Sounds like you are answering your own question there Sport.

And just looking for affirmation.

Answer 6

It looks like a weak nation this year.

Answer 7

They must like weak because Bush has been in control for 8 years.

Answer 8

TAGS2008 SAYS IT ALL.  "Onward Christian Soldiers....."

Answer 9

Must have a powerful military and a powerful God. America's God is Jesus Christ.  As people turn from Him, we become a weak nation.

Answer 10

There are ways to make America and other nations strong with Americans at centre of UN  with their use of the right to bear arms to support it to make sure it does not fail.

The nation which may seek to dominate another may give the appearance of strength but would not be as strong as many nations which can help eachother support justice with the help of Citizen UN  members. This Americans may not prefer but they need not go it alone if they stand for truth, justice, and Social Equality. The idea is this to end Global Warming through a combination of Green Power Solar and Social Justice . There was another item of interest a while ago a Pentagon report metioned again in the news about how Global Warming is a worse threat to America than terrorism I have a copy of this report which was posted on the internet .

Answer 11

A Defense that's not overkill

And invests more money in strategy.

Answer 12

I suppose we'll find this out during the national election.

Every nation that has ever been militarily powerful has been destroyed from the inside before being defeated by an enemy.

Answer 13

I prefer a strong defense, however I don't believe offensive actions make a strong nation.

To much offense can weaken a nation as we are now.

The Russians are probably laughing at us.