Governments don't have a monopoly on it, and we can't -- you can't judge the intentions of another country by looking at its force -- like by looking at its force posture.

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Amid the withdrawal from Afghanistan and the broader drawdown in the U.S. military, the Obama administration appears to be showing the kinder-gentler U.S. posture abroad that some have been looking for.

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