Adam Meyerson: Starting to wonder if it’s a good strategy to encourage other nations to up their spending on weapons and armies. Maybe it was cheaper and more peaceful to be the “World’s Policeman” and to have other countries allow our military bases to be in their territory, but not need to “own” the place?

Starting to wonder if it’s a good strategy to encourage other nations to up their spending on weapons and armies. Maybe it was cheaper and more peaceful to be the “World’s Policeman” and to have other countries allow our military bases to be in their territory, but not need to “own” the place?