Fabs,
Isolationism leads to dictatorships and eventual war. This mindset led to the rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany. We're just fooling ourselves if you think that we can just drag-up and go on our merry little ways and leave all the happy turban chaps to their own joyful exuberance.
Like it or not, this nation is addicted to oil and any changes in either curbing or completely weaning ourselves off is years down the road. Not maintaining a presence or alliances with allies in the Middle East would certainly not bode well for the world's market price per sweet crude barrel.
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