09-22-2015, 05:27 PM
(09-22-2015, 01:04 PM)SteelCitySouth Wrote: This is a difficult topic.
We need to protect our interests as well the interests of our allies wherever they may be in the world. Those interests may be tactical, political, or resource driven. The issue we run into often is the fact, and it has been said already, is that policing the world is not the mission of the US military. Occupation of a country indefinitely is incredibly expensive whether you consider the financial aspect or the soldier himself. It becomes draining in all aspects, as well it has yet to prove effective, nation building that is.
Additionally, as the military has been reduced in size the service and support of war fighting has been out sourced to civilian contractors at x-times the cost of a soldier doing the same job. The military has sent forensic accountants overseas to conduct audits to account for missing hundreds of millions of dollars which have disappeared.
