“We contained the Soviet Union”...
Sure, with bases and bombers surrounding them. The Ron Paul plan closes most of the foreign bases, right? I like the guy but you can’t have it both ways.
We've reached the point technologically where that may not be necessary. We've reached the point economically where camping our soliders in 700 places around the world is a kookier notion than Ron Paul who, by the way, knows a little about circumcision.