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Originally Posted by JoshGirls Josh
the philosophy of whether the US needs to command a military that spans the globe is one where i'm sure we would disagree on. we had a 500 billion pentagon in 2001 & it did not stop an attack on the US. our jets were clueless on 911. It still took 60 days to mobilize a force to topple the taliban, & 10 more years to kill osama. so all those bases around the world didnt really hasten the end of GWOT.
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There was no way to stop this attack on the US via the Air Force. Our Air Force doesn't have the ability to track the tens of thousands of daily public flights. By the time the FAA was aware of what happened, and notified the military, it was already too late.
I don't believe it took sixty days for us the mobilize for Afghanistan. There was an investigation, plans discussed - should we invade and topple a country that didn't directly attack us but only supported and encouraged those who did? - and then we had to put a plan in place. The President didn't go to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 9/11 and say "attack Afghanistan". It does take time. But I'm also betting we had boots on the ground long before the general public was aware of it.
As for Osbama, well, that's not a military issue. Finding a single person who is hiding is a difficult task. Then factor in that he could have been anywhere in the world, plus we have zero law enforcement ability in those countries - not an easy task. Even after we found him we had to invade a foreign country to go get him.
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Originally Posted by JoshGirls Josh
if you can honestly tell me what national interest the US is protecting in okinawa, i'd love to hear it. all i see are thousands of troops doing drills, enjoying the weather, & a few ruffians raping the locals every few years. all costing millions a year for what exactly. so we can invade china faster? When are we gonna be invading china when we wont even invade syria or iran after the lesson of iraq.
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Because of North Korea. If war breaks out in Korea troops and supplies will be rushed in from Japan.