Trump on foreign policy

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Does anybody remember the reason why Germany and Japan are NOT allowed to have a huge military? Do you know which country made sure of that?

I believe that was a group of countries that decided that, not just 1.

 

[Hugo Drax]

The US likes having those bases, as they give more ability to project force.
I believe usually the US is not paying significant $ to lease the land that the bases are on.
Also, having the forces 100% under US control and without foreign obligations means that they can come home if the shit really hits the fan.

It is expensive to have a worldwide military force, but, the US has its reasons for making sure its always got its hand in every pie.

Selling our military out as some kind of international guns for hire operation is really not in our best interests.

Why do we need to project force? We should just concern ourselves with protecting our local borders. Let the rest of the countries worry about their borders.

 

[Vic]

I believe that was a group of countries that decided that, not just 1.

It was. And it was a long time ago.

 

[Vic]

Why do we need to project force? We should just concern ourselves with protecting our local borders. Let the rest of the countries worry about their borders.

There are a number of reasons why, but politically, the reason is because our military needs work to justify its giant budget. Defense cuts mean base closures and job losses. No politician wants to touch that, least of all in an election year.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Why do we need to project force? We should just concern ourselves with protecting our local borders. Let the rest of the countries worry about their borders.

I agree with this. We do not need to be the world police. While going pure isolationist is stupid, spending 10x more than everybody else on military is just as stupid.