National Security

In Ancient Rome, the Roman army kept the peace throughout Italy and Europe. From 390-387 B.C., Rome was sacked by the Gauls. Rome was powerless to stop them, because their troops had been spread throughout the 'Roman World', and were thinned from recent wars.

The present-day U.S. can be compared to Rome in a multitude of ways, but one of the most frightening is the world-wide distribution of our military. The U.S. military has been the world's police since WWI. Spreading our troops so thin puts our borders at risk. I am not suggesting Isolationism. However, I AM saying that Democratic Imperialism isn't working.

In order to avoid a country-sized version of Ticonderoga, I would like to see the U.S. investing more troops in National Security, and the withdrawal of troops from the Middle East. Once troops have been withdrawn, Black Ops can be sent to fight Al Queda, who HAVE declared war on the U.S.