We're quickly moving to the point where we will have no military bases in the Northeast, and this undermines support for the military. We are a nation of citizen soldiers.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's clear that the United States has more to give the world than military bases.
We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.
An overstretched military undermines homeland security and our ability to meet threats around the world.
Since far fewer people are recruited to serve in a voluntary military, the connection between America and its military is increasingly tenuous and less personal.
Except for naval and air exercises, our military should be stationed on American soil, where service men and women can lead normal lives in close proximity to family and friends.
We're in danger of breaking our army and preventing our national leaders from having the flexibility to confront not just Iraq and Afghanistan, but crises around the globe.
We have a sufficient political class, and the military doesn't have to get involved in high national office. The days of doing that, post-Civil War and post-World War II, are gone.
The U.S. must renounce any U.S. interest in constructing permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq.
I'm a big fan of the military. I think we've got to preserve our military, no question about it.
I think we look to the military as something that protects our shores.
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