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Hm... not exactly sure how your quote stating that Costa Rica maintains a military-free status falsifies the grandparent's comment stating exactly the same.
by dguaraglia 8y ago
Hm... 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.