No more tuition assistance

[quasarvs]

Taxpayers shouldn't be footing the bill for every single American who decides to travel overseas, but that isn't even the reason why we have military bases all over the place. This is when the little Libertarian in me comes out. The tuition assistance is the last thing that needs to be cut. I actually believe the federal government (including the military) could afford to cut the full amount of our budget deficit in a couple of years. Why does it take 10 years to cut a yearly deficit of $1 trillion? Is this some kind of adjustment period? Most of the spending is unnecessary, imo, and we can afford to cut it now. If the government is concerned about taking money out of the economy during a weak period, there are plenty of funds that can be diverted to job creation from unnecessary projects.

What is the reason that we have bases all over the place then?

I guess that's the question: Should Americans be defenseless all across the globe?
And what about American embassies? Don't you think they deserve protection and security?

DISCLAIMER:
I admit I helped blow this thread up, so if someone wants to start a new thread for this discussion I'll move to that one.