Yeah, but the fully entrenched MIC, which has bi-partisan support (defense contractors are experts at spreading their production facilities across various states) will always keep the system running.Right.
By that logic, if the next potus brings all troops home and changes foreign policy to only engage in defensive wars... that would still be as American as the American flag.
Additionally, treaty obligations the world over, keep US troops entrenched in bases, that are veritable cash cows for the hosting regions.
The ME yearn deeply for US weapons, so will maintain the status quo.