Can you distinguish between defenseless and offensive? Shutting down antiquated military bases overseas that serve no purpose and redeploying those military forces within our own borders enhances our security and reduces federal expenditures. For example, can you explain the benefit we derive from our deployment of the understrength, underequipped Third Marine Division in Okinawa? What terrible woes would likely befall us, were we to wave sayonara and bring the lads home? Can you spell "win-win"? C'mon over to the side of conservatism -- I promise it won't bite.