Reply #27: good points all

[rdfi-defi]

something else to consider: "any country who wants our presence will have our bases but those of you who want us to get out...."

we need to clarify "any country." in most cases the governments of our client states want a strong us military presence, but the actual citizens do not. i think it is important to remember that many of the states that are militarily weak have their governments chosen by the us, more or less.

changes must be made, removing military bases from around the world is a part of the equation. but in doing so the us must be prepared to allow popular sovereignty in areas that are traditionally kept under the boot.