[hinckley buzzard]

Well, forward positioning of troops makes a lot of strategic sense as well as projecting American force in a world that increasingly needs reminders. It doesn't cost that much more to house resources abroad than at home, it's the "kinetic activities" that drain the treasury. We need to stifle those unless we really need them.

[Sea Parrot]

You may be right. But I am totally fed up with getting dragged into these stupid spats worldwide at the whim of a president.