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No, tvtimeout, you wouldn't. You're indoctrinated. In your mind all the honorable gentlemen that make up the highest echelons of our national defense are a bunch of Rambos out looking for something to kill. In reality, these folks are men and women of honor. To my notion we all owe them our utmost respect and can trust them a lot more than the likes of those that occupy the highest levels of federal government in our land. As I have said earlier in this thread, and BTW it seemed to go right over your head, each of us owes our freedom to the US armed services.

The US presently operates 662 foreign bases in 38 countries. I know, Ron Paul says it's 130 countries but, it isn't near that many. You really ought to look some of this stuff up instead of parroting the libertarian talking points.

When did I ever say anything like that... I could point to Rumsfield saying something like that but not me.

Is having this many bases the cost for me to have freedom...662 bases in foreign countries. Does this make me safe? Is that the starting point for this debate? I am indoctrinated by logic.

Here let me try this way... before 9/11, how many bases were over seas? Let us start there and move forward.

Looking forward to reading your response.