We station troops all over the world, at enormous cost, without any economic benefit to us. If we want to play the Empire game, we need to play it to the hilt.
Otherwise retreat to the continental borders and let the world police itself. We can't afford to keep this game up.
And the military pension system needs to be overhauled. We can't afford to have three armies, with only one fighting. That is why we are using mercs now.
Exactly right....well said.