Issue Position: Policing the World

Issue Position

The purpose of the U.S. military is to protect the liberties of U.S. citizens. Yet mission creep has been so abundant that not only is the U.S. engaged in active combat in Afghanistan, but it also has over 10,000 troops in Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, Germany, and Italy. For both altruistic and security reasons, the U.S. has allowed itself to get drawn into civil wars and regional skirmishes that do not pose an immediate threat the the U.S. The military's attempt to impose democracy on other nations has generally failed. The U.S. has made itself a target for terrorists largely because of its aggressiveness. The U.S. would solve many of its foreign relations problem if it stopped bullying other countries.

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