Missle defense is a good idea, especially with russia getting ready to make their own. And the idea of isolationism is a bad idea. Its part of the reason Hitler had a good chance of winning WWII. The fact is, yes we need to decrease our military use abroad, but we still need to be a world leader. This means using our influence in a good way, leading by example, being in worthy conflicts. If we stay out, then russia has green light to do what it wants with georgia, chavez can move as he pleases, and so can iran. Limiting military use is all good, but we can't just close down all our options, especially with how threatining the world is becoming.
Second, we keep some troops and bases in those countries. They are not doing anything significant atm, and it gives us options if there is a significant threat from nations in that area. Haveing no bases there would be a bad idea.
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