Keep troops abroad, piss people off. Bring them home, piss people off.

Pentagon officials said the realignment also would close scores of U.S. military installations in Europe to consolidate forces at larger bases. At the same time, the United States would make greater use of training and logistics bases on the soil of its new allies, said three top Pentagon officials who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity.
The moves are meant to give the military greater flexibility and a quicker reaction time to deal with the smaller military engagements that Pentagon planners foresee during the war on terrorism and beyond.
Democratic critics said Bush's plan would place more troops further from potential battlefields and wear out soldiers with more frequent training overseas, away from families.
Some German officials were dismayed at the troop shifts, which would cause multimillion-dollar holes in economies near U.S. bases.

So, if we keep them over there, we get folks that don't want them there. Yet, if we dare close a base, all of a sudden, we're the bad guys because they set up their economies based on monies from the bases. I'm just glad to have people realize that we don't want to be the world's police force anymore. I'd much rather have our troops here. The enemies of 10+ years ago really don't exist in the way they once did. We have to adapt our force structure accordingly. Leave the world back in the 80's, I say.