[gogogodzilla]

Easiest way to save some serious defense dollars is to stop fighting our 3 overseas wars.

Plus we ought not to have bases in countries that don’t want us (unless there is an overriding strategic reason, that is).

[newzjunkey]

That may not be a way to save "serious defense dollars" if it means exiting before victory. We do not want to be returning to unfinished business or see what we leave behind fall to Iran.

The wars, costly as they are, are a drop in the bucket at $130 billion for FY12. Libya is an illegal war and should get $0. The wars also add .5% growth to GDP. Last I checked growth is around 1.8%.

[donmeaker]

I will agree to stop fighting the overseas wars if our enemy will also agree to stop fighting.

If he doesn’t agree, I don’t think we can stop fighting. Rather, we have to have a clever plan on how to continue fighting effectively, using our strengths against enemy weaknesses.

Pres Bush did a great thing, using our strengths against the terrorists in Iraq, and sucking in terrorists all over the world where they could be identified by Iraqi allies, processed by US intelligence, and killed by US firepower.

Iraq as Flypaper. Thanks to our success on that campaign, Saddam was hanged, Libya agreed to fork over its (and Iraq’s) nuclear program. Iran, sandwiched between Iraq and Afghanistan mothballed its nuclear program.
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