Because Obama’s defense spending reductions need to be held in check. True, there is waste, but I fear cutting their budgets further will harm the US in the long run. I would not be against procurement reviews, however.
Okay then here’s a start. “The US military will conduct a review of all overseas installations. That number, and the number of personnel deployed will be reduced by 50% by the end of 2018.”
Why are we still in Germany? Why are we still in England? World War II ended 75 years ago. Its time to bring those folks home.