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'We can’t pull out of those countries on a dime. We have treaties and are embedded.'

Of course we can. Contracts change all the time. Nor do we have treaties with every country that we have troops in.

This is purely foreign welfare. We simply don't have the money to keep the seas open for the Chinese, or to subsidize the shipment of oil from the ME.

If the US starts pulling troops out unilaterally we will destroy our reputation in the world. All the treaties that POTUS has worked so hard to achieve, all the respect that gives us standing will be gone. The US $ will no longer be the Universal currency which will have a significant impact on our economy.

We need to leave those decisions about timing to the President & his Generals. Only they have the facts about the situation on the ground.

We simply don't have the money to keep the seas open for the Chinese, or to subsidize the shipment of oil from the ME.
I sincerely doubt if those items are our function, purpose or aim. Middle East peace would be a big deal for America's saftey. For the first time under President Trump that is becoming a reality and it is possible because those Nations trust America to be a stable partner, a belief which your plan would sacrifice. Abrogating our commitments would squander irretrievably developments that will save many lives & most likely lead to the end of Islamic terrorism. The Arabs and Middle East countries are taking ownership of that issue, bringing their countries into more modern societies removing the rigid cultural drives toward fanaticism.

What of genocide? Do you propose to step aside? Once those peoples are dead there is no bringing them back. What about NK, should we cease protecting our allies in the region and let NK become a Nuclear power. That attitude on the part of the UK brought us WWII.

POTUS is pressuring NATO to assume more of the burden monetarily & with troops but that is a process not an on off switch. It's easy to armchair coach but POTUS is sworn to protect & defend the USA and makes his decisions with that weighty responsibility on his shoulders. He is balancing costs, risks and benefits based on information neither you nor I are privy too. Rand Paul too does not have the information or the breadth of vision to be making calls. There needs to be one CIC or we have chaos and America suffers.