I want to know what his stand is concerning the US Military.
1. Will he support our troops and veterans and at what spending levels?
2. Will he use the military for social experimentation as in allowing gays to serve openly?
3. How many troops is he willing to commit throughout the world to support the WOT?
4. Would he be prepared to increase the number of active duty service members to allow for only 2 year long combat deployments in a five year period.
If I had solid answers to those questions it would be a good start.
He wants to bring troops home, he’s not interested in a never ending war on terror that is bankrupting America.
He is for a strong national defense but that doesn’t mean he wants troops sent all over the world, they should be in America defending America that’s his basic belief and the money spent on iraqi schools, roads and bridges should be spent on American roads and bridges.
Terrorism can never be defeated, it’s a tactic. US army has been in Afghanistan for 12 years the longest conflict in US HISTORY. Just forget it and think of it as a giant waste of money that needs to be cut out like a lot of things in the Federal budget.
Supporting the troops would be to bring them home from no-win conflicts so they’re not killed/maimed and left disabled and often homeless when they come back.
That would be really supporting the troops I think.
And why are there still bases in Germany, Korea and Japan? Waste of money right there providing other countries with a security guarantee which they should be paying for themselves not relying on the US taxpayer.