[andyk]

How about any time we expand a base, we remove one. Like removing forces from Gemany, South Korea, Japan, England, etc. Why is it in our national security interests to pay for the defense of rich allies?

Seems more like we're taking it in the pooper.

[moonshot925]

We need troops overseas to deter any kind of agression against us.

It is important to have 37,000 troops in Japan and 28,500 in South Korea and 42,500 in Hawaii and 21,300 in Alaska and 4,200 in Guam.

This way we are able to have troops and naval forces all over the Pacific Ocean to deter agression from China.