Seriously. I do feel the same way often. Maybe that is the way to go.

But honestly, I truly believe that there are old hostilities boiling right under the surface in each of these places. I think if we leave they come to the surface and do so quickly, bloodily, and with access to technology that did not exist that last time they let their hatred guide their actions.

I could be wrong, but I'll put it this way, I'm not one of those who wants American military dominance to be so high that the rest of the world just relies on us to keep the peace. I would prefer Europe to begin funding its own national defense again. Obviously you can see some military presence with the UK and even France, but it seems to me they are insanely weak when still compared with Russia and now China.