Constant preparation keeps us militarily strong and potential enemies at bay without a shot being fired in anger. We will never be able to solve the world s problems no matter how large our defense budget. Christ himself alluded to this principle when he told his disciples that the poor will always be with them. We cannot nor do we have the resources to be a white hat cop with a worldwide beat. That philosophy has led to a seriously dangerous dilution of forces and angered many around the world who see America as butting into things that are of no real concern to us.
Overwhelming force is a necessity in war.
If a division is needed, send a corps. There s no such thing as a cheap war. War on the cheap leads to quagmires because you never have enough to finish the job. By following a strategy of restraint, all you can ever do is sustain an on-going effort with never enough capability to bring it to conclusion. Smashing a butterfly with a sledgehammer is a good technique in war one that saves lives in the end.