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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	Not exactly my point...
	Date:	1/5/2012 5:05:04 PM

My point is that the reason we had long-term stability in Europe and Japan after WWII was because of our military presence, especially in the first 10-15 years after fighting ended. Has it gone on too long? Absolutely. I too am tired of paying for Europe's defense while they expand their socialist agenda. However, I still defer to the generals on the ground in Iraq about what is needed to maintain a modicum of stability. If you are willing to accept the loss of whatever gains have been made assuming we can roll it back to our border you need only to look at the history of the 20th century to understand why that will not work.

I am not proposing we be the policeman to the world but I do think we should project our military influence where there is a national security interest. If you don't think happenings in the middle east will impact us then you have reverted to a pre-9/11 perspective like Ron Paul. As an avid reader of history I think that is the wrong approach and will only endanger Americans here and abroad. National security is job one for POTUS and on this score Oblamer is AWOL or worse.