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Originally Posted by GermanStar
Yes, and we should be shutting many of them down and bringing our boys home, not adding to them. The maintenance of those military bases, many of which are completely pointless from a national security perspective, comsumes an enormous portion of our federal budget.
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I've been saying that for over a decade.
For example, WTF do we still have forces in Europe? The EU is a rich and powerful group and they can afford their own defense--why are we subsidizing their welfare state by paying for their defense?
Same with S. Korea & Japan.
It's a big world out there. Let them play their own game at their own expense.
This does NOT mean that I think we should disarm. Far from it. I think we should maintain an extremely powerful military capable of heavy cargo lift anywhere in the world. Also, if countries pull their own weight and work as partners with us (and us with them, of course) I have no problem forming military alliances with them. Like the UK, for example. I like that we have a nearly unified command and nearly free exchange of intelligence with the Brits. We are both better for the relationship, IMO.
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