Never will say that...
What I did intimate, Dictatorships are typically Cruel and unusual punishmnet for most subject of it.
Now, being the Neighborhood "constable" is what everyone now uses us for. Why not then should we "proactively" deal with proven problems before they become a problem that affects us.
A standing Army did wonders for 50 years... as either side can say. We just had and still have more stamina.
Do we really need to go down the post-cold war discussion again?