Fredrik Bajer Quotes
There are in most states one or two ministers of war, one of whom is the minister of naval affairs.
Bajer, Fredrik. "The Organization of the Peace Movement." Nobel Lectures, Peace 1901-1925, edited by Frederick W. Haberman, Elsevier Publishing Company, 1972.
Japan was a militarist aggressive state when they started WWII in the Pacific. Their military brutalized China and almost every other country in Asia committing atrocities that those nations still are bitter about today. The unconditional surrender required that their new Constitution prohibit a military. However some of the Conservatives like Abe do not believe that Japan should be the only nation denied a military. Most of the rest of Asia even resents and fears the defense forces that they have and would seriously oppose a reestablishment of a military.
The only soldier ever so honored
The French and English, with larger numbers and more experienced troops and officers, wanted the American units to come under the command or their officers and be integrated into the allied army. However Wilson established the tradition that American troops fighting abroad most always fight as an American Army under American Command. Although resented then and into the 21st century by America’s allies who are expected to fight under American command, it is a tradition that no American major politician has seriously challenged since then.
Rumsfeld wanted Defense Department people running and controlling the civilian government of Iraq after our invasion. General Garner, who was the American appointee to run the civilian government until the Iraqis could have elections wanted State Department, Justice Department and other non military personnel run Iraq.
Fredrik Bajer was a Danish writer, teacher, and pacifist politician who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1908 together with Klas Pontus Arnoldson.
