[mbarker12474]

I recall that the overthrow of Marcos, a rape case, and the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo [sp] were factors in the U.S. pull-out three decades ago.

We need a presence there.

[Psalm 144]

“We need a presence there.”

Obviously we don’t, as for years now we haven’t.

We don’t need to garrison every nipa hut, goat pen, or barren expanse of sand in the world. The attempts to do so are part of our present decline.