because your the director of a military branch and you can say that these bases serve no purpose.
i agree we should close all of our military bases outside of the US so iran can develope an unsecured nuclear arsenal and then trade these arms with the talib government of pakistan etc. and its also completely useless to have a base on an island in the pacific because the chinese are so weak that we would never have to be able to defend ourselves against immanent attacks. our foreign policy is there for a reason whether you agree or not. the day all of those bases close is the day America becomes vulnerable to a number of enemies. intelligence must be gathered to protect YOU and YOUR FAMILY. so instead of suggesting we close bases y not say are there enough bases in volitile areas? the answer is no. if thaqt were true there wouldnt be an "osama bin laden" type character out there.
you are really REALLY REALLY in need of a dose of something called THE REAL WORLD.
IRAN IS NOT BUILDING A NUCLEAR ARSENAL. they are years away from being able to create a nuclear power facility, even farther away from making nuclear weapons.
PAKISTAN ALREADY HAS NUCLEAR WEAPONS. taliban government of pakistan??? what the hell are you talking about?? i'm just in shock right now...
china would not try to defeat the US with military conflict. why all the bloodshed when all they have to do is freeze exports? that would be enough to cause a catastrophic collapse of the U.S. the U.S. was smart though, they went to the chinese for money, so actually if china wants to screw the U.S. the U.S. can default on the loans and cause problems there... hmmm...