Troop Movement

At the conclusion of his column analyzing the value of bringing some of our troops home from places like Germany, Korea, and Iceland, Charles Krauthammer offers this precious nugget on Democratic opposition to such a plan:

The New York Times editorial page offered this reason for maintaining the status quo: Otherwise, "the military will also lose the advantage that comes with giving large numbers of its men and women the experience of living in other cultures.'' Seventy-thousand GIs parked in Stuttgart practicing their German and listening to Wagner. Finally a military deployment The New York Times can support.

The Times thinks the purpose of the United States military is to provide "study abroad" opportunities to people that didn't get to do it in college. Priceless.