... That being said, it's kinda hard sending troops home when a full scale investment is being made in middle east to gain a permanent supplier.
Actually, the election is in 2016. But to your point, every Presidential candidate, when we've had fighting forces overseas, has had a platform of bringing our boys home. Obama, during both elections, swore that the first thing he was going to do was to withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan. Low and behold, we're still there. There are many of us here in the US who would love to see us get out of other countries politics. It cost us taxpayers billions every year. That money could be much better spent here to improve our economy.
I really don't know what Hilary would do. That's the problem with US politics - our candidates spend millions to figure out just the right way to say things, without really saying anything. They also have no problems saying what they think we want to hear, and then doing whatever they want. There are so many warhawks here in the states, with such deep pockets, that it's impossible for a grassroots movement to make much difference. We were so fed up with Bush sending troops overseas that we elected Obama (because he "promised" us change) and things are just as bad with the Democrats in charge. I have a feeling that we'll elect a Republican in 2016 because we're fed up with the Dems, and still nothing will change. Unfortunately, money and power always go together, so without money the average citizen is powerless to effect change on a national level.
