>>>>We have no business having any troops outside the US, period.
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>>>Bill, I understand the bitterness (believe me, I do) about two badly managed wars (Vietnam and Iraq).
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>>>But the U.S. "does" have business interests outside the U.S. It is a fact of life.
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>>Such as? What are the U.S. "business interests outside the U.S" and why do they require the use of military force?
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>Hugo, I'm assuming from your bio that you live in British Columbia.
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>It doesn't take much research to determine that Canada runs military operations in the Caribbean, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
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>What's your justification for being in those countries? Of course, my question in itself is patently absurd, but I'd still like you to answer it.

In our joined up world troops overseas is a fact of life. The question should be what are they doing when they are there.