The 11 Most Powerful Militaries In The World

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In agreement with Jeremy Bender from Business Insider “The 11 Most Powerful Militaries in the World” The United States has been known to be one of the top leading forces for national security in the world making it number one. From the US Air Force protecting airspace, and cyberspace to the Navy, recognized as the seagoing service as it protects the oceans around the world making it as secure as possible to travel. From the highest point of the earth to the lowest point, the United States Department of Defense which is based in the Pentagon, works around the clock making sure the nation’s security is stable and out of any possible risks. National security must and should be the nation’s top priority with all things happening outside the United States that can in any way threaten the nation such as cyber warfare, terrorism and, weapons of mass destruction. Now, my intentions aren’t to say privacy isn’t an issue that shouldn’t be talked about. Everyone deserves the right to some sort of level of privacy, but Privacy isn’t a commodity for everyone that seems to walk this earth, it shouldn’t be a wall that prohibits our government from functioning the way it now is. The United States Constitution is the central instrument in which our government has been based on for more than two hundred years, since then until modern time there has been no major issue on how the country is governed. “The responsibility of the Department of Defense is the security of our country. That requires thinking ahead and planning for a wide range of contingencies.” (Hagel, 2014). According to Pew Research Center for U.S. Politics and Policy, the majority of Americans, which is a fifty-six percent rate of acceptance view the NSA phone tap as an acceptable Anti-terror strategy for the government to examine probable terrorist attacks, while a minority of forty-one percent rate believe is an unacceptable act. Privacy is an aspect of our life that we consider very personal; something of our own, personal space per say, it’s the only part of our life in which many ways we have some level of control over. Not everyone that roams around has the privilege to go on about their life without others knowing about it. Take celebrities, for example the wrong nail color can turn in to debate for days to come, it’s published for anyone with internet access to perceive. Well known celebrity Halle Berry petitioned back in two thousand and thirteen for a law to be passed to protect child starts from overly aggressive paparazzi’s in the state of California. "On behalf of my children, it is my hope that this is the beginning of the end for those overly aggressive paparazzi whose outrageous conduct has caused so much trauma and emotional distress," Berry said in a statement release. That alone shows how privacy isn’t even something you’re born with. Politicians as well, they are public figures that …show more content…
President Barack Obama, almost a year ago announced a proposal to end the NSA 's program to ensure to the public their privacy is protected. I’m not one to judge on what the president can and can’t do, but as to putting an end to National security just to ensure the citizens that their e-mails, text messages or anything personal of that matter isn’t being read is ridiculous. The word personal privacy aren’t even found anywhere in the constitution so in general terms, it can’t be defended as a right. Bush back in two thousand and two stated "Our military’s highest priority is to defend the United States," not to defend each individual, but a country as a whole. There can’t be a focus of individuals about what they want or demand from privacy. 9/11 is a powerful exemplification of how national security has bettered in ways that cause entering the United States a much safer place for landing and departure. In an article by the Washington Post on “10 ways the world has changed since 9/11” it has a list of the numerous ways the Unites States has changed. The U.S. is less dependent on foreign oil, has more government intrusion, the debt is deepening etc., if it’s tighter security through air with airports, or through land with borders, the nation’s security helps prevent attacks and loss the loss of life. Privacy? I think

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