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@Tony: Well, it is obvious with the context that Li Xiehe was of the opinion that a nation could not be established without military forces (for defense and other purposes). However, he was aware of the risk of a military dictatorship.
Don't worry. The problems are not mine. I just happen to live in Taiwan now, but not for long. It's always easier to love one's homeland in a distance, isn't it? (Especially when one's living depends on it.)
hehe dear Tony, ur so cute, thanks so much! Wenjer and I were just discussing something out of the topic, for fun :P maybe tmrw we would extend to problems between China and Taiwan, lol~j/k! sorry for disturbing~
it wasn't strong enough,yeah, but its still so-called "defense forces", wan't it? otherwise what will you name it? Meanwhile, its a country, why didn't the ppl care to be ruled by others? If Iraqi didn't care to be ruled, nobody would have died.
Well, we are not going into historical discussion. This is no forum after all. But concerning defense forces, Shu wasn't strong enough to defend itself. Besides, the people in Shu wasn't for defense. They didn't care to be ruled by others.
The Chinese character of 武 shows that we use weapon (戈) to stop (止) intrusion (- above 戈), which means definitely defense, not violence against others. For violence, we have another word composed of two characters --- 暴力.
The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +3
