tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816704701124094194.post6347914717047604014..comments2023-12-21T15:39:17.104+04:00Comments on Felix Arabia: Mandatory military service for our defence and futureAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900579707071216105noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816704701124094194.post-50646708416234088862009-04-09T02:17:00.000+04:002009-04-09T02:17:00.000+04:00This raises the question: what are militaries for?...This raises the question: what are militaries for? <BR/><BR/>Primarily, armies are for defence. Modern weapons are so complicated and lethal that you've got to have highly trained personnel to use them. You would seriously undermine an army's effectiveness by asking it to start training thousands of conscripts each year. Its one of the reasons countries like Britain and France ended military service: they wanted lean yet mean militaries to fight today's wars.<BR/><BR/>Surely there's a better way of nation building than using the military?Hnoreply@blogger.com