'US to station troops in northern Australia as fears of China's Pacific presence grow'

i thought we were broke????, we already have over 300,000 military personnel in the area...........from the telegraph.......

"President Barack Obama is expected to reveal plans to station about 500 to 1000 Marines at a barracks in Darwin and to expand the US navy's use of bases at the Northern Territory capital and in Perth in Western Australia.

He will make the announcement in Australia next week during a visit that includes Hawaii and Indonesia designed to assert America's commitment to the Asia Pacific region"...........READ MORE