no sure if we want to take over the world, makes perfect sense. why is it so hard to just put ourselves in their shoes? what if countries of the world came here and forced their military and their bases in our towns? DUH! Read less

no Does any of you who say "yes" actually have been on a foreign military base? Do you know that US soldiers actually can get away with rape? Do you know that these bases actually perpetuate local violence and crime, undermine international instability, leaving local residents no means to claim damages Read less

yes Unfortunately, so much of the world is unstable and cannot be relied upon to police itself and, as such, can be a threat to our own safety and well-being. Until such time as that changes, it behooves us to be prepared for imminent threats in an expedient fashion. Therefore, this presence is good. Read less

yes The United Nations isn't capable of doing much of anything to keep peace in the world. The United States is always looked to as the savior when things get tough and if we don't have foreign bases we won't have the ability to help out allies Read less

yes In 1964, WE cut off the water lines. There were no shopping "malls" built until well after the missile crisis. Prior to the missile crisis we had one Exchange and one Commissary, both very small by current standards and stocked with only the basic commodities. Read less