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Military Unltd. Is it still necessary for nations to maintain military forces? Years ago, military forces were only needed for one main event, and that was to wage war. Some people today believe that in today’s day and age, now that there aren’t as many full scale wars, that there doesn’t need to be a military force. I completely disagree with this, because today, there are many things that need to be fought other than armies. Things such as terrorism, natural disasters, famine and serious crime are all things that the military is involved in. Military forces also act as peacekeeping units in third world countries where there are civil wars going on and religious sects of people fighting each other. And although the opposition may believe that we should just help set up a government, it is often not possible because of the volatility of the region. The members of the armed forces often have to come because the government is so unstable they have nothing in place to protect innoc