Pros


 * The Importance of Being Overseas**
 * Pros-**
 * American soldiers are fighting the enemies of the United States to keep our freedom and democracy.**
 * Without troops being overseas and fighting a war, we would not be able to have some of the things we have today.**
 * Americans have become accustomed to a life that most other countries don't have the luxury of living and most of them don't even realize it. Our country consumes more than almost any other country. Our soldiers go overseas and our government stays involved with the rest of the world so that we can keep these freedoms that most don't have.**



America is the world's largest importer of goods. We are fueled by constant imports from all over the world and everyone wants to know why. We cannot support ourselves, at the rate we consume things, using only what we have in our countries. A lot of people argue that we don't drill for our own oil when in reality, oil drilling was extremely prominent in California in the 1920's and is still prominent today. Not much of anything is made in our own country anymore. It's possible to argue that having many allies is very important because the growing debt to major exporters, like China, can eventually cause tensions that could lead to war. Having many allies is like having a roof over your house. Your roof protects you from the damaging elements, which can be compared to ICBM's (InterContinental Ballistic Missiles). Many allies can protect you from possible threats before they even reach your home.
 * Why We Stay Involved**

This page is not purely about oil. Although oil is a large part of the arguments about war, imports, and "American motivation" for being involved in the world, it is not the only reason we stay involved. Oil isn't the only thing we import in large amounts. We are heavily affected by the price of oil because of our excessive use of it. It is a rare occasion to hear someone complain about the other products that, in 2008, we spent over two trillion dollars on imports on things such as electronics, which appears multiple times on a list of the top ten imported products. People spend obscene amounts of money on the cutting edge of electronics, but don't complain that they would be cheaper if they were made in our own country. Yet everyone jumps at the chance to argue that oil would be much cheaper if drilled from American oil fields.
 * Not Just Oil**


 * References**