This will make the war in Afghanistan much more difficult to fight.For years the Afghan war took a back seat to Iraq and the US is now paying the price forthat lack of urgency.
REUTERS - Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to approve a government proposal to close a U.S. air base in the Central Asian nation which is a transit point for U.S.-led fighting in nearby Afghanistan.
The decision was passed by 78 votes to 1 against by the legislature dominated by the ruling Ak Zhol party.
The closing of Manas, the last remaining U.S. air base in Central Asia, poses a challenge to new U.S. President Barack Obama's plans to send additional troops to Afghanistan to boost NATO and U.S. military efforts to defeat Taliban insurgents.
It also comes at a time of heightened rivalry between Moscow and Washington for control of Central Asia, a vast former Soviet region still seen by Russia as part of its traditional sphere of interest.
Independently and personally or will send somebody?
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RE: Kyrgyzstan Base Closed To US Use
N.A.T.O. will be pulling out completely. We will tinker around a bit longer. The Taliban has already established a foot hold in the north of Pakistan. The war is over. We will have to go back on another day.
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N.A.T.O. will be pulling out completely. We will tinker around a bit longer.
I fear that you are correct. Presently the Al Queda and the Taliban control over one third of Afghanistan. They can strike at will in any part of the country.
Independently and personally or will send somebody?
Ha, I always send the professionals on my behalf. When you want a job done right, you send someone who is willing to die for a paycheck. And maybe another, just in case.
Kyrgyzstan Base Closed To US Use
