On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 8:14 AM, Merrill Oveson <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe Japan wants us there. Russia and China make them feel > "uncomfortable." > If they didn't want us there, they could kick us out.
I completely agree that our military bases are wanted. Armed Forces are extraordinarily expensive. We spent roughly $700 billion on military in fiscal year 2010. In a very real way we are subsidizing the cost of defense for many nations throughout the world. I think our presence is indeed wanted, but considering that we're 14.3 trillion dollars in debt, we can't remotely afford it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Federal_Spending_-_FY_2007.png http://cdn1.globalissues.org/i/military/11/country-distribution-2010.png -Bryan /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
