All the fluff aside you just said that the US (or any other country for that matter) needs to mess with other countries in order to keep their military in prope

All the fluff aside you just said that the US (or any other country for that matter) needs to mess with other countries in order to keep their military in proper shape. Sure it does make sense from that standpoint. Or maybe not and conducting military exercise is more than enough given your already very advanced state. The receiving end however might hold a different point of view.