I would argue that the vast majority of people think that joining the military is about defensive war. There is a reason that military enlistment skyrockets in a country after that country has been attacked by a foreign source.
Generally a government must convince its populace that a war not taking place on its own soil is still defensive, because offensive war isn’t palatable to the vast majority of people.
I would argue that the vast majority of people think that joining the military is about defensive war. There is a reason that military enlistment skyrockets in a country after that country has been attacked by a foreign source.
Generally a government must convince its populace that a war not taking place on its own soil is still defensive, because offensive war isn’t palatable to the vast majority of people.