"I will always pick B."
So on this issue, you're siding with Obama.
"Ahmadinejad has threatened to wipe Israel off the map on several occasions"
They're always threatening something. But do you think he would actually do that, wipe Israel off the map? I don't, because he knows what would happen, would not be good for him. North Korea used to threaten to wipe the U.S. off the map as well, we didn't strike because we knew it was just a threat, more for leverage, $$$.
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"He would get rid of hundreds of US bases throughout the world"
This is another good topic, I just watched a documentary on this, what would happen if we removed ourselves, our bases from around the world, being the World's Policeman.
Part of me thinks we sometimes meddle where we shouldn't but a lot of good points were brought up. Cliff Notes version:
A. The U.S. basically saved Europe during World War 2.
B. Japan. They talked about over 70% of Japan being ok with us being there. Why? Because Japan is not a nuclear power, China is. We are.
C. Kuwait, sovereign nation, no military. Our ally, they have resources we use. Saddam attacked, wanted to get Saudi Arabia next. They wanted our help. Would it have been better to let Saddam run amuck?
D. Bosnian War/Kosovo - After the Holocaust and "Never Again" it was happening again. Ethnic cleansing. Nobody in Europe was doing anything about it, until the U.S. stepped in, after it was going on for a few years, then again with Kosovo. It's because while Europe might be united somewhat economically with the Euro, militarily they're just weak, they just talk to death but never get anything done. They don't have the budget, nor the will. There was supposed to be some united military force that would handle this type of stuff. But when things get poppin over there, it's the U.S. that handles it.
So the world would probably be worse off without the U.S. Countries might say they don't like it, until they need us.
This was the documentary, if you have Netflix, you can stream it -
http://www.theworldwithoutus.com/