@mysteryman,
Quote:So then any natural disaster, medical disaster, or famine anywhere in the world, we can ignore now?
Actually MM, I was thinking along the lines of the fact that every hour...EVERY HOUR! American taxpayers are forking out 11 million dollars for our little foray into Iraq and Afghanistan
http://nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/
And how about the human toll? Coalition forces and civilians?
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/war.casualties/
The US Military has bases in 63 countries. Brand new military bases have been built since September 11, 2001 in seven countries.
In total, there are 255,065 US military personnel deployed Worldwide.
Quote:Overall, the budget for the 2007 fiscal year would further reshape the government in the way the administration has been striving to during the past half-decade: building up military capacity and defenses against terrorist threats on U.S. soil, while restraining expenditures for many domestic areas, from education programs to train service”
I mention this MM because Dick Chaney had the balls to chastise Chuck Hagel("The United States can't impose democracies. We can't impose our will. The Russians found that out in Afghanistan.")
Quote:Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called Monday for shrinking the U.S. Army to its smallest size in decades, along with other cuts, drawing criticism that the drastic changes will hurt U.S. security.
So in answer to your question MM. Should we end our global largesse and benefaction?
The answer is no.
