Issue: War on Terror
I am not a fan of having such a worldwide military presence. 700 Military bases in over 100 countries is not what the Founders had in mind. The American taxpayer is asked to pay for the defense of other countries, while our country is going broke. This is not to say I am anti-military. On the contrary, my time in the United States Marine Corps makes me very pro military and I want to have the world’s best and well equipped military force. Some people just need killin’. I would rather do it in a more cost effective way. A well positioned sniper could save us a lot of money.
With respect to our overseas military actions, I feel we need to operate using golden rule tactics. When our enemy respects the Geneva Convention, then and only then, should we. Many of our uniformed men and women have died because we are forcing them to fight with one hand tied behind their backs for the sake of political correctness. War is ugly folks and either we fight to win or we bring them home. Moreover, we should absolutely be in the business of going after those who are trying to harm us, period. I don’t believe in nation building or being the world’s policemen but if an entity wants to harm us, then common sense dictates that we kill them first and break their stuff. Our leaders are Constitutionally bound to protect this country, not build up someone else’s.
