Question for Rep & Dems?

Question

Here's are few facts & I'd ike your thoughts:

We have troops in 144 nations and have over 700 bases on foriegn soil.

are you okay with this...I'm not saying I am...I just want your thoughts

this is NOT a Rep or Dem issue...this has been this way for over 60 years under Dems & Rep.

Answer 1

This is an artifact of WWII.  The unfortunate reality is that the world is a bunch of people who like to get themselves in trouble about once every 50 years.  The current response of the Russia / Georgia issue is a great example of this.  Meaning, unless you want a world war every 50 years, you had better keep those bases....

Also, we tried isolationism up until WWII.  WWII taught us that we can no longer afford to do it..

Answer 2

No, I am not ok with it....After 9/11, everyone asked, "Why do they hate us?"....then they moved on and forgot to investigate the issue. They don't 'hate us for our freedoms' they don't 'hate us for our democracy'. They hate us b/c we are imperialists...or we, at the very least, appear to be imperialists. If you've read up any about what kind of money we pay to these countries to have bases there, and what kind of 'special rules' we negotiate with to be there, it would be clear as to 'why they hate us'.....but I don't think many Americans care. We often have a 'shoot first, ask questions later' mentality.

Answer 3

As soon as budget balanced , why not ?

Answer 4

Im a democrat so naturaly i hate america and the militray

Answer 5

I believe it's a good idea to have Military bases on foreign soil. When a crisis occurs overseas, we can be quick to  respond to it. Seeing as we will already have men and women there.

@tickled blue

It has nothing to do with appearing to be imperialists. The terrorists hate us because we support Israel, who the Muslims despise because the Israelis supposedly "stole" Muslim land (Palestine). Of course if we refer to the Old Testament, we know that land rightfully belongs to the Jews.

Answer 6

It has been this way for my entire life and I really think if the country hosting our base finds us being there agreeable then it is OK...if not, I kind of question it...