The Closure of US Military Bases Abroad Benefits our Government Lately, the United States Armed Forces have needed to take more actions into account for the protection and well-being of all of the people of the United States. Such actions include sending more troops and building more bases in the Middle East in order to counter the actions of the Militant group known as ISIS. Some may say that having more bases makes us stronger and more protected, but the truth of the matter is that having more bases could cause the United States to be in more danger. The United States government should close down bases in certain foreign bases in order to benefit the economy and further strengthen political relationships with other countries. The origin
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He refers to this argument as an “any or all” situation. Other factors such as economic and political statuses have to be taken into account to determine this presence as well. They must also decide if the United States should respond to all dangers, or just some of them. Such decisions also affect how much money taxpayers have to pay in order to support our troops and their equipment. Although money does go to the military via taxes, the United States seems to still be in war debt. The estimated war debt is over two trillion dollars. The money that goes to the military is used to support bases and troops. There is an estimate of 800 known installations around the world that the United States maintain. These bases are maintained by an amount larger than 230,000 troops. About 80,000 can be found in the East, Asia, and the Pacific. There are 179 bases in Germany. This large amount of bases can be understandable when thinking about World War II, but the United States has little use for such an exuberant number of bases in one country. It is important to remember that these 80,000 bases are only those that have been disclosed by the Pentagon. This means that it is still possible that there could be up to thousands of other secret bases around the …show more content…
I think we should be more selective in our spending. There are certain areas from where it is obvious danger is going to come if it comes. I believe we should concentrate on those areas. When anyone has a large business establishment, it is self-limiting because, if it expands too far, too fast, you stop making a profit. In Government there is no such limitation and there is no limitation and there is little strict scrutiny, sir. (Olmos 2)
In other words, Rickover believes that there should be more military spending in places that pose more threat than those that do not. This seems like an obvious statement because more power should be concentrated in places that could hurt the U.S. more. In this, we can also see that decisions based on threat have been present for decades. The problem is deciding what is a treat. Powers such as those in the Middle East like ISIS pose an obvious threat if not monitored. Some of the 179 bases in Germany can be closed in order to build one better base in the region that can suppress the spread of radical
He refers to this argument as an “any or all” situation. Other factors such as economic and political statuses have to be taken into account to determine this presence as well. They must also decide if the United States should respond to all dangers, or just some of them. Such decisions also affect how much money taxpayers have to pay in order to support our troops and their equipment. Although money does go to the military via taxes, the United States seems to still be in war debt. The estimated war debt is over two trillion dollars. The money that goes to the military is used to support bases and troops. There is an estimate of 800 known installations around the world that the United States maintain. These bases are maintained by an amount larger than 230,000 troops. About 80,000 can be found in the East, Asia, and the Pacific. There are 179 bases in Germany. This large amount of bases can be understandable when thinking about World War II, but the United States has little use for such an exuberant number of bases in one country. It is important to remember that these 80,000 bases are only those that have been disclosed by the Pentagon. This means that it is still possible that there could be up to thousands of other secret bases around the …show more content…
I think we should be more selective in our spending. There are certain areas from where it is obvious danger is going to come if it comes. I believe we should concentrate on those areas. When anyone has a large business establishment, it is self-limiting because, if it expands too far, too fast, you stop making a profit. In Government there is no such limitation and there is no limitation and there is little strict scrutiny, sir. (Olmos 2)
In other words, Rickover believes that there should be more military spending in places that pose more threat than those that do not. This seems like an obvious statement because more power should be concentrated in places that could hurt the U.S. more. In this, we can also see that decisions based on threat have been present for decades. The problem is deciding what is a treat. Powers such as those in the Middle East like ISIS pose an obvious threat if not monitored. Some of the 179 bases in Germany can be closed in order to build one better base in the region that can suppress the spread of radical