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This appears to be false. > So, Who Protects Costa Rica? Costa Rica maintains its military-free status and does not command any military units or house any war
by tlow 8y ago
This appears to be false.
> So, Who Protects Costa Rica?
Costa Rica maintains its military-free status and does not command any military units or house any war weapons. However, the country does maintain alliances with other countries, such as the United States, that can be expected assist in the event of war within Costa Rica.
https://qcostarica.com/costa-ricas-military-abolition-history-who-protects-costa-rica/ https://qcostarica.com/costa-ricas-military-abolition-histor...
- dguaraglia 8y agoHm... not exactly sure how your quote stating that Costa Rica maintains a military-free status falsifies the grandparent's comment stating exactly the same.
- albntomat0 8y agoIt doesn't directly falsify the fact that Costa Rica lacks a military, but shows that their solution does not scale in a useful manner. Edit: It directly contradicts the usage of the claim that small countries do not need a military. Essentially borrowing deterrence from another doesn't result in the world being military free.
- leetcrew 8y agoit doesn't directly rebut the post, but the poster you are responding to is emphasizing that costa rica is only able to maintain their military-free status by allying with one of the most powerful militaries in the world. it's probably a good thing that not every country in the world needs to maintain a full-scale military, but this only works if you have a powerful ally whom you can trust to defend you. the fact that costa rica is able to exist without a military doesn't imply that the US could also disband their military.