Way overdue. Our troops should be stationed where they are appreciated--here!!
I think this is a shot across the bow to....
IRAN!!!
I agree it is way overdue, but the positioning of our military assets around the globe has nothing to do with whether they are appreciated on not. With the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union, we need to position our troops and other military assets based on the perceived threat, today and in the future. Rumsfeld has been talking about placing some quick reaction bases in the former Eastern Europe countries like Bulgaria, Romania, and Poland. We are also talking about staying another permanent carrier group in the Western Pacific. It will be interesting to see the reaction of Congress and the Dems.