I hate you for saying that, but I fear that you're right. I forget who noticed this (perhaps it was George Orwell), but the bureaucracy of the British Navy kept

I hate you for saying that, but I fear that you're right. I forget who noticed this (perhaps it was George Orwell), but the bureaucracy of the British Navy kept growing even as the British Empire collapsed. And I hate to say it, but the same is almost certain to happen with the "National Security" bureaucracy as the USA empire collapses.