The Griffin Doctrine

This post and others under this label will try to develop my thoughts on what this country should consider as an overall policy as we go forward.

I would withdraw all our combat and training military units from countries they are now stationed. The only US military in any country should be those who guard our embassies and ambassadors. We should turn over to the host countries the bases at present occupied. I see no reason to have occupation troops on Japanese or Germany soil 60 years after wars there. We should evacuate the Guantanmo Bay base and Okinawa island. These troops can be returned to the US and stationed around the US. The money those troops spend will be spent in US stories and other establishments. Those troops then will be available to help with border security, dealing with national disasters (like Hurricane Katrina) and provide back-up for local police forces.

Update: 3/25/09 The flooding of the Red River in the Dakotas is a perfect example of why we need the National Guard and army units in this country and not in Okinawa. Another example is the growing drug war along the Mexico border. We need more military presence there and not in Germany or South Korea.