>>>>Then fight like every other free nation had to.
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>>>With what ? Oppose the Taliban with a stick and you and your family get slaughtered with 100% assurance. If we did that in WWII there would be no Netherlands anymore.
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>>>All the citizens can do at the moment is "Survive".
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>>>Actually, that is what the Palestinians are doing. What did it get them?
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>>And there is the conundrum. I advocate pulling out of every country everywhere and to start, this day, minding our own business and no one elses. In the position we are now, we need a powerful military. The U.S. has dug itself down so deep it cannot climb out. Not just for our security as a deterrent, but for those countries who rely on us and use our position of strength for a peaceful existence. It is because the U.S. is so strong that our allies can afford to invest so much more into their economy and their social systems. Perhaps a more balanced approach is better. If all of our allies were able to truly defend themselves and provide a strong front to those nations that commit genocide or threaten others, then our huge military strength would not be so necessary and we too could invest more in social programs like healthcare for all and free higher education. Or, perhaps in exchange for our strength, our allies could invest in our social systems? Tit for tat and all that? I know, never gonna happen.
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>I think you have no Idea what will happen is the US bails out of there military endeavors. I recommend reading the book "The Rise and Fall of Great Power", written by ?? Kennedy. The US thanks it strong economy greatly because they own the dollar and the dollar controlling the trading of many raw goods (Like oil). The position of the dollar allows to export the inflation to other countries when you simply print more dollars. Now this position is under stress with the rise of the euro and more and more countries using the euro (but also other coins) for trading.
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>There is a great deal to find what happens if the US pulls out of the world trading and politics. You certainly won't like it. The control over the middle east and oil is vital to the US (Or do you want to deal with chavez?). Why else do you explain two gulfwars against a dictator you would simply ignore otherwise (EG, you had nothing to gain in somalia, north korea).
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>Think about it. What is it, besides computer hardware, that the US 'produces' nowerdays anyone else would want to buy? I can hardly think of anything in my house, except some computer parts and Heinz Tomato Ketjup that classified as amercian products.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/FATUS/
http://www.ita.doc.gov/press/press_releases/2009/export-factsheet_021109.pdf

This has been discussed here before.

Look at what goes to Russia alone:
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/product/enduse/exports/c4621.html

And our greatest export of all:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1844547,00.html