Why A Smaller Footprint Is Good -- A Commentary

From The Arizona Star:

The time may be right for Americans to re-examine our policy to fight insurgencies. For many years, U.S. forces and dollars have been used to fight insurgencies with a big U.S. presence, including large bases, vast storage depots and extensive contractor activities. This approach has produced mixed results.

Local populations have come to view this large footprint as an infringement on sovereignty and believe that it has engendered wider conflict as well as insurgent support.

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