While I’ll agree that it’s an overreaction to a movie title, I am find with letting South Korea deal with their own defense, as well as Japan.
While the loss of our ports in Japan would be a strategic handicap, the idea that the U.S. is waging a war against communism these days seems a bit passe. We’re waging a war against virtually half the world over idealogical and economic differences, of which communism is just a part.
World War II is over. I’d much rather pull in our troops and revenue from foreign countries and build out our military at home with a huge invasion potential, so that if we ever need a port or an airfield abroad, we can simply take it, hold it, and defend it. The world is a small place these days - I feel like we should brush up on our force projection from U.S. territories rather than foreign ones wherever possible.
Some day I suspect we may all live to see millions die to a nuclear attack by Red China, then we will see how “passe” fighting communism has become.
Until then you can kiss your prosperity bye because with out strong economic/ military allies in Asia and Europe, our standard of living will be far worse.
Sorry, retreating from this World would be outrageously poor judgment. Sure, who needs Japan?