Deployment of American Troops Overseas?

[Ordinary Bob]

Question for the Americans on the board?

Should we bring our troops home from overseas?

This is a question that I have been contemplating for the last few years and only recently decided that for myself, I think we should bring all of our troops back home from Germany and South Korea. In particular, when there is a growing dissatisfaction in the host country of having American troops stationed there.

I'm posting this poll because I'm interested in how the attitudes of Americans are changing. In discussions with family and friends, irregardless of political views and parties, I've found one area of growing agreement over the last year, and this is in the area of the stationing of our military personnel abroad.

What do you think, Americans?

 

[KillerMuffin]

Are you insane? I mean really. Close down all foreign bases and bring our boys back to US soil.

That means that we've just hamstrung our ability to rapidly deploy to problem areas. The military isn't there to play tiddlywinks, you know, and the people we generally go up against in uniform don't live in Canada or Mexico. That means that we maintain bases as globally as possible. That means that the Armed Forces are able to reach any location at the minimum amount of time.

Dude, read Sun Tzu or something.

 

[HeavyStick]

Korea is a deterrent. They shouldn't go anywhere.

Germany is a relic of the Cold War.

 

[Guru]

 

[The Heretic]

I voted other. While what KM said makes sense with our current policy, I don't necessarily agree with that policy. For one thing I don't think we need to be the world's policeman, nor do I think it is wise.

I think there are certain spots, such as Korea that we need to remain for a while until the situation sorts itself out (I personally think progress is finally being made in this regard, after being there for a LONG time).

I don't think we really need to be anywhere in Europe, the Balkans, the Middle East or Africa - but especially Europe (just what is the threat there? ).

 

[HeavyStick]

I voted other. ......... ).

AV stealer.

 

[Lost Cause]

Not until the last communist countries morph..

Into something more like the socialist benign countries, weak, and more concerned with creating more nipples on the pig to feed their dependent subjects than start anything. At this point in time, it'd be like having your city cops be on-call at their homes if there's trouble. That's because so many nations & citizens are disarmed, and helpless against a ruthless aggressor. If you don't mind 1/4 of the world population disappearing again if we hesitate to act on a threat immmediately, then we could do it.

http://www.hadit.com/library/statistics/americaswars.htm

 

[Rodney King]

KM, I don't really disagree with your opinion. My thoughts of the growing frustration in myself and what I hear from people I have discussed this with. The frustration is having our troops on the front line, in harms way, particuarly in Korea, and seeing the growing anti-American sentiment that is taking hold there.

Granted in South Korea, the discontentment is mostly amongst the young, but they are the future leaders of their country, and this sentiment seems to be gaining ground over the last year.

My personal frustration is that our troops are there right on the front lines. They will be amongst the first to be overrun. The first to be killed if the north decides to invade.

I think the stationing of our troops in Korea is a big deterrant to the north. But at what point do we leave them there or bring them home? In particular if the anti-American sentiment keeps growing.

I have great respect for your service to our country, KM. And I fully support all of our service personnel.

 

[The Heretic]

AV stealer.

Sorry, did I steal that from you? I know I saw it somewhere and saved it. I haven't seen it recently used by anybody, so I started using it. If someone else is using it currently then I will switch.

 

[Don K Dyck]

Okinawans Want U$ Forces Out . . .

I'm sure the Okinawans would be terribly pleased for the American forces to leave . . . they have been trying unsuccessfully to get rid of them for about 50 years . . . seems that too many service men have become partial to pederasty apparently under protection from the military . . .

 

[RhumbRunner13]

Re: Okinawans Want U$ Forces Out . . .

I'm sure the Okinawans would be terribly pleased for the American forces to leave . . . they have been trying unsuccessfully to get rid of them for about 50 years . . . seems that too many service men have become partial to pederasty apparently under protection from the military . . .

Perhaps Don, but if they have become fond of the little girls it's because their Grandmas are out selling them far cheaper than the normal pros that hang around the front gate!

First "prostitute" I saw in RVN was a 12 year old offered at the Dong Tam dump by Granny for $2...NO, I didn't.

Rhumb

 

[busybody..]

Totally buried (the second to last paragraph!) in this AP story on the Korean crisis is the astonishing news that 40,000 South Korean Christians staged a pro-America demonstration yesterday in Seoul: South Korea: U.S. Didn't Debate Attack.

........Also Sunday, about 40,000 people rallied at a Christian demonstration in downtown Seoul to support the U.S. military presence in South Korea and to condemn North Korea's suspected nuclear program...........


Unbelievable! A crowd of 40,000 freakin’ people rates nothing more than an also at the bottom of the story—because they’re supporting the United States.

 

[RhumbRunner13]

Totally buried (the second to last paragraph!) in this AP story on the Korean crisis is the astonishing news that 40,000 South Korean Christians staged a pro-America demonstration yesterday in Seoul: South Korea: U.S. Didn't Debate Attack.

........Also Sunday, about 40,000 people rallied at a Christian demonstration in downtown Seoul to support the U.S. military presence in South Korea and to condemn North Korea's suspected nuclear program...........


Unbelievable! A crowd of 40,000 freakin’ people rates nothing more than an also at the bottom of the story—because they’re supporting the United States.

You can kiss your chances of getting a job with CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN or most NYC or DC papers goodbye BB! We don't need fair and balanced coverage in the media...that died in the early 60's with Viet Nam.

Rhumb

 

[busybody..]

NYT Whitewash #2157

In their report on yesterday’s “anti-war” rally in Washington DC, the New York Times says absolutely nothing about ANSWER’s connection to Workers World Party (surprise).

And I guess I was hallucinating that the goon from CAIR had the crowd chanting “Allahu Akhbar!” after sending “greetings” from the mujahadeen.

Or maybe I fell asleep and dreamed Mahdi Bray’s anti-America ranting, and that creep in the Palestinian kaffiyeh strutting around on stage behind every speaker.

Either that, or the New York Times is deliberately ignoring the unmistakable stench of radical Islam: Thousands in D.C. Protest Iraq War Plans. Oh, there might have been one or two Muslims there (peaceful students, of course!), somewhere lost in the glamorous crowd of celebrities:

,,,,,,,,,,,,,Protesters greeted one another and shared their backgrounds in small groups as a steady stream of speakers rallied the crowd for two hours from the stage. In addition to dozens of activists representing groups like the Muslim Student Association, Pastors for Peace and Global Exchange, there were several celebrity speakers.

Among them were the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton, the actresses Jessica Lange and Tyne Daly, and Ron Kovic, the Vietnam veteran and antiwar activist. In San Francisco, the actor Martin Sheen and the singer Joan Baez participated in events...............

The Washington Post didn’t see any Islamic presence at all: ........Thousands Oppose a Rush to War........

Neither did the Los Angeles Times:........ Antiwar Activists Join Forces..........

The Washington Times saw some Muslims, but didn’t hear anything unusual: ........No Iraqi war, thousands say in Mall protest...............

This really is incredible—a gigantic politically correct blind spot.

This really is incredible—a gigantic politically correct blind spot