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+1 n/t doc03 Dec 2011 #1
I'm with him too. MoonRiver Dec 2011 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Dec 2011 #3
I think we should close almost all US military bases MineralMan Dec 2011 #4
Not a good development. America's navy really needs operating bases in eastern Asia Bucky Dec 2011 #5
With our war record in the Middle East and elsewhere? RC Dec 2011 #6
The United States and peacful inetent in the same sentence. sarcasmo Dec 2011 #7
Glad to give you a giggle Bucky Dec 2011 #16
Why should the US people pay to patrol the Pacific Ocean? You haven't made your case. nt Romulox Dec 2011 #8
How else can we enjoy our cheap goods? Robb Dec 2011 #10
"Externalities" (e.g. a massive military shield) give a bogus sense of "cheap". It's not "cheap" Romulox Dec 2011 #11
If the US withdrew from the Pacific, those goods wouldn't be so cheap Bucky Dec 2011 #13
I think reality makes the case. Bucky Dec 2011 #12
I agree with you d_r Dec 2011 #14
I notice you didn't mention the interests of the AMERICAN PEOPLE once in your lengthy response! nt Romulox Dec 2011 #15
Sorry, somehow I deleted that paragraph Bucky Dec 2011 #17
Your answer is contradictory. How can a "huge black hole of lost commercial productivity" be a boon? Romulox Dec 2011 #19
Don't make me laugh. The Japanese people will never agree to allow the US to leave Japan. Romulox Dec 2011 #9
For anyone wanting to know why read "Blowback" by Chalmers Johnson. I totally agree. jwirr Dec 2011 #18
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