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Before World War I, the U.S. Army didn't even have permanent division-level units

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The Founding Fathers put an expiration date on the U.S. Army : "Standing armies are dangerous to liberty," wrote Alexander Hamilton .

Julian Zelizer : The Army is now the largest branch of the military, with nearly half a million active duty troops.

Zelizer says the Army has been the handmaiden of a more heavy-handed, less accountable police force at home.