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the part of government that represents the nation and sets policy is the president
National security policy is a balancing act between Military force and Diplomacy.
Military forces are needed when a direct threat exist and we need to take care of it immediately to protect our people from hurting.
Meanwhile, diplomacy is the acts to maintain peace with another group/country and prevent the threat from happening in the first place.