As previously announced and expected, Kyrgyzstan has closed the prime airbase for U.S. support of Afghanistan operations amongst the “-stans” of central Asia.
Obama better get h is brass hats in A-stan, from General David McKiernan on down, to rethink their desire for a lot more U.S. troops there, and the goals there, really fast.
That’s doubly true with the fact that President Kurmanbek Bakiyev pushing the decision in exchange for more foreign aid from Russia, and the Russian bear ready to help the U.S. and NATO more in A-stan only on its own terms.
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February 19, 2009
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