What would happen if America withdrew troops globally?

We all hear about America being a global policer and a stabilizing force across the world. What do you think would happen with a total withdrawal of American forces on foreign soil?

What about states with growing economic power that could fund their own military but still depend on American military might, states like Japan and Korea (yes, I know treaties are in place making the US responsible for security to varying degrees, but treaties can be renegotiated with changing times)? Do you think America should start a hand off and withdraw?

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Insomniac100

isolationism is an idea i reject. Simply withdrawing troops from east asia and eastern europe along with other parts of the world without considering any sort of repercussions such as stability in core regions will have dire consequences. I'd much rather see more embassies and diplomacy efforts carried out instead of military bases but that wont happen in the next 4 years seeing that president trump has destroyed the state department budget unfortunately.

Challenger1 · M

I respect your perspective