How did you go from Germany being connected to China? Being in Germany helps us deter Russia in Europe and provides a quick launching point for operations in Africa and the middle east.
Dude, Russia can't even subdue Chechnya. They aren't going to invade Europe. Reagan took care of that in the 1980's. (Say "Thank you Mr. Reagan!")
As for China, they are in dispute with Japan and Taiwan over islands and oil reserves under the ocean.
Not a problem, Obama is giving them all of our oil in the gulf of Mexico so they have no worries.
So China, with a vast landmass from India to Russia needs tiny little Japan to "feed itself?"
Seriously?
Only a dumb Ron Paul lemming thinks we'd be safer if China has nobody to stop them from taking land in the Pacific, Russia using their military to blackmail eastern Europe and Iran take control over the middle east.
Iran is a serious problem. Russia funding and providing arms is a serious problem. Russia is NOT a serious problem.
If you think we caused WWII then you need to be locked in a hole for life.
We didn't cause WWII, Roosevelt maneuvered the USA into involvement in WWII. We could have easily sat that one out. Yes, Stalin would have fallen and Mao would have been crushed - ergo FDR's determination to fight, but I'm not convinced that would have resulted in a worse world.
Hitler murdered 14 million, Stalin murdered 65 million, Mao murdered 35 million. I'm having a hard time seeing Hitler as the biggest monster of the bunch.