Posted on Jun 6, 2018
Why the US shouldn’t build more foreign bases
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"Take, for example, the African country of Niger—https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ng.html, where some 800 U.S. soldiers are now based at a large new base in the Saharan town of Agadez—https://theintercept.com/2016/09/29/u-s-military-is-building-a-100-million-drone-base-in-africa/. On Oct. 4, 2017, four U.S. soldiers in an advisory role were killed in an ambush in Niger. The attackers were linked to the Islamic State group."
Why the US shouldn’t build more foreign bases
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I agree with the sentiment of this article. We have overextended ourselves in both purpose and mission far beyond "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic". Our mission set seems to have mutated into "preemptively striking against those who we could imagine or project to potentially have interests counter to our own anywhere in the world".
Our continued engagement in Afghanistan is an exemplar of this failure by our government and senior leaders to say "Enough!" when it comes to adding even *more* to our standing requirements. If a new mission requirement does not directly align with the *defense* of our home soil, we need our leadership to strongly stand against it, now more than ever. And, we also need to take a hard, honest look at our current obligations to see what can be culled.
I just posted this article under the following groups to get their perspectives on this question: Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, DoD, and Senior Leaders.
Thanks for posting this article, MSgt Hardy!
Our continued engagement in Afghanistan is an exemplar of this failure by our government and senior leaders to say "Enough!" when it comes to adding even *more* to our standing requirements. If a new mission requirement does not directly align with the *defense* of our home soil, we need our leadership to strongly stand against it, now more than ever. And, we also need to take a hard, honest look at our current obligations to see what can be culled.
I just posted this article under the following groups to get their perspectives on this question: Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, DoD, and Senior Leaders.
Thanks for posting this article, MSgt Hardy!
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MSgt Ken "Airsoldier" Collins-Hardy
MAJ Frank Polzin – Your welcome, Sir. In short, it sounds like what you're describing is "Constitutional Scope Creep." Please be sure to connect. Defensor Fortis!
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