>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/22/opinion/americas-forever-wars.html
>Where have you been, NYT?
>172 countries/territories?
>I didn't know that there were that many in the world.
>Did they miss one? - no problem - we'll send a division or two.
>This is the epitome of insanity and we are talking about Bill O'Reilly.

Blame the Russians for moving their country so close to them bases...

And this is only the last sixteen years. The better question would be when was the last time US troops were not engaged anywhere outside of its borders.

And (you saw this coming), how many soldiers is one troop?