> help their soldiers defend their own country When is the last time the US military actually "defended" its own territory/country, heck even just its own cont

> help their soldiers defend their own country When is the last time the US military actually "defended" its own territory/country, heck even just its own continent? How does droning people in Pakistan, and having troops stationed in Syria "help" with "defending" the US? Even worse: This kind of logic is then used by NATO allies to justify their own partaking in US foreign military adventures. That's how the Germans "protective military" ended up "Protecting freedom at the Hindukush" [0]. [0] https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/protecting-freedom-at-the-hindukush-source-of-famous-afghanistan-quote-dies/ https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/protecting-freedom-at-t...