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[–] Cantilever 1 point 7 points (+8|-1) ago 

Yup. And bringing ALL our troops home. WTF are we doing in 150 countries? If someone invades us how will we defend ourselves with our military spread across the globe?

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[–] something_went_wrong ago  (edited ago)

That is laughably irrelevant. Pearl Harbor was almost 75 years ago if some "sneak attack" is what you're aiming at. Number one) bases in these points allow for quick launching points, intel, local diplomacy (albeit with sometimes humiliating results), defense of strategic/allied importance, among a number of other reasons; Number two) eyes on climates or movements of all other nations on the planet already allow for plenty of time to shuffle "back home" if such a threat were ever eminent.

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[–] Cantilever ago 

You know we detected the Pearl Harbor attack long enough beforehand to prevent it? The same is true of 9/11.

Would you bet your and your entire family's life on all those assumptions you just made, knowing the history of attacks on the homeland?