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That is to say, in the present day and age the homeland [[liberty]] and [[security]] of [[America]] requires neither an [[Empire]] abroad nor a massive [[War]]fare [[State]] to attend it, including the capacity to project [[military]] power to distant shores in projects of invasion, occupation and [[regime change]].
 
That is to say, in the present day and age the homeland [[liberty]] and [[security]] of [[America]] requires neither an [[Empire]] abroad nor a massive [[War]]fare [[State]] to attend it, including the capacity to project [[military]] power to distant shores in projects of invasion, occupation and [[regime change]].
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Likewise, neither does it require (entangling) [[foreign]] [[military]] alliances or $70 billion per year in foreign aid and [[security]] assistance designed to buy “[[allies]]” or enable [-[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] to meddle in local and regional disputes from one end of the [[planet]] to the other.
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Likewise, neither does it require (entangling) [[foreign]] [[military]] alliances or $70 billion per year in foreign aid and [[security]] assistance designed to buy “[[allies]]” or enable [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] to meddle in local and regional disputes from one end of the [[planet]] to the other.
    
To the contrary, true [[national security]] today is actually a low-[[cost]], [[unilateral]] matter. It requires about $75 billion per year for an invulnerable [[triad nuclear]] [[Deterrence theory| deterrent]].}}
 
To the contrary, true [[national security]] today is actually a low-[[cost]], [[unilateral]] matter. It requires about $75 billion per year for an invulnerable [[triad nuclear]] [[Deterrence theory| deterrent]].}}
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