French ExitThis afternoon, the Pentagon will put some more meat on the bones of its recently released strategic guidance. Or, if that theatre is not conducive to hosting large numbers of ground forces, would it not be more prudent to station those troops on United States territory? The point is that defense strategy can’t be frozen in time and it can’t be promulgated and then left alone. The international system and United States fiscal realities are not static. Since the end of the Cold War, what tangible security benefits has this commitment made to the security of American citizens?