"In other words, we give up any pretense of being a power." "The authors of this are whores if not traitors. Their loyalty is to their prostituted careers, not the country. If they cared about country, they would publicly resign rather than be complicit in this. Sell out your country and get a star."
Do we really have to flex our mussels and show the world that we can still fight a two front war? If China and Russia both attracted us we would not have enough ammo to kill all of Chinese foot soldiers and if the nukes were to fly it would be the end of this world as we know it. So instead we have 160 or more bases overseas in countries that do not recognize the human rights of women and children. It's a joke. The whole problem began in my opinion when we went into Europe and began to rebuild nations and what did we do with the spies and Nazis? We imported the scientist and copied the spy networks of Germany and Russia. We brought it home through operation paperclip and once the CIA got a taste for blood we went into Korea and then a little covert operation in Vietnam. And on and on. The USA has become a bully since WW2.
“Do we really have to flex our mussels”
Now you are just showing your clam.
For any nation at any time NOT to be able to fight a two front war means that the first significant alliance against that nation will take it down. Preparedness is not the same as aggression. National defense is one of the VERY FEW specific Constitutional mandates to the the federal government. They are in breach of the contract, but then what else is new?
“So instead we have 160 or more bases overseas in countries that do not recognize the human rights of women and children. It’s a joke.”
In your initial post you complained that the US was imposing its system on other nations and cultures. Now you are complaining that we operate from countries which are not in accord with our system. Pick one position or the other. You cannot hold both without looking . . . logically inconsistent.
“The USA has become a bully since WW2.”
I would say off and on since the Trail of Tears, but that is another issue for another day, and is irrelevant to national DEFENSE.
You'd be much happier with steamed mussels.