His position is that of a nationalist, bring troops home from other engagements and keep them honed to protect the country when attacked.
By removing troops from the Korean peninsula, Germany, the Balkans, etc, we can more effectively use troops to protect our borders, etc. He is really against being 'forward deployed' like we are now throughout the middle east, and other regions.
The Reservists have a place in the military, and I think it is starting to be more efficiently managed, then it was a few short years ago.
Much of what Pat says is defeatist, but, I would agree we need a larger military to deal with all threats foreign and domestic.
Also, he does point out how much we endured before, while fighting in Vietnam and we were not 'at the breaking point'.