The Demise of the Marines?

[Anomalocaris]

To me the thing reads as an advertisement to vote for politicians who like marines. The conclusion is that these politicians are the only thing that keep the core alive.

The root cause is not politicians keeping the corp alive. The politicians are just responding to the mythology surrounding the corp which is deeply rooted in national self-perception.

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We have a long history of maintaining weapons systems which are obsolete because of political reasons. Why not a redundant branch of the military?

Actually, one might argue that in the new century, United States would likely to be able to harm itself less if it were to keep the marines but disband the army.