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<blockquote data-quote="SoonerP226" data-source="post: 2752472" data-attributes="member: 26737"><p>My suspicion is that the Navy was not originally included because it was relatively weak at the time and not really capable of affecting much outside the coastal areas and along the Mississippi (as opposed to the Army, which was busily projecting DC's power throughout the nation under Manifest Destiny). We also had agitation for building up the Navy, as it was seen as a necessary step for America's evolution as a world power, and the PCA could've been seen as counterproductive to that goal. </p><p></p><p>It wasn't really until relatively recently that the Navy would've been able to project power into the inland states, and they still can't project the sort of power necessary for law enforcement activities. Obviously, a boomer can threaten to rain destruction on pretty much any city in the world, but that's not particularly useful if you're trying to quell a riot...or break a strike...</p><p></p><p>My coincident guess is that the Air Force was included because of its origination within the Army.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoonerP226, post: 2752472, member: 26737"] My suspicion is that the Navy was not originally included because it was relatively weak at the time and not really capable of affecting much outside the coastal areas and along the Mississippi (as opposed to the Army, which was busily projecting DC's power throughout the nation under Manifest Destiny). We also had agitation for building up the Navy, as it was seen as a necessary step for America's evolution as a world power, and the PCA could've been seen as counterproductive to that goal. It wasn't really until relatively recently that the Navy would've been able to project power into the inland states, and they still can't project the sort of power necessary for law enforcement activities. Obviously, a boomer can threaten to rain destruction on pretty much any city in the world, but that's not particularly useful if you're trying to quell a riot...or break a strike... My coincident guess is that the Air Force was included because of its origination within the Army. [/QUOTE]
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