RE: An objective take on Ron Paul
March 20, 2012 at 2:42 am
(This post was last modified: March 20, 2012 at 2:47 am by Minimalist.)
Quote:He would advocate pulling out of countries where there is no clear and present danger to the US (Germany, Japan, Russian border nations
We are not being shot at in those places. Plus, this fellow has no understanding of logistics.
You need bases in developed countries to sustain operations in the shitholes where the problems are. The whole thing is a house of cards.
Do try to remember that bin Laden was pissed off at the presence of American troops in Saudi Arabia. They don't need a good reason. Any old reason will do.
(March 20, 2012 at 1:34 am)Shell B Wrote: Our military is in every country where there is an embassy, if I am not mistaken. Soldiers stationed in Germany are not there to fight off any threats. There aren't nearly enough there to do so, even if there was a threat. I could be wrong, but I do believe it is also a chain of information sort of thing. They are there to fill in the guys here. Again, I could be wrong, but that is my understanding of it. Shit, we have thousands in the UK and they are our allies.
ETA: I would imagine we also keep guys and gals on hand for hunting down international war criminals.
Check it out, Shel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stat...eployments
