#4 Of course, the article is from MSNBC so the tone towards the US is negative. It would be an incredibly smart move on the part of Liberia to gain the Africom HQ on its soil : economic starter projects would be testing in Liberia; the military/security position of that country would improve immediately; and the jobs created by the building, staffing, and maintaining of such a HQ would be a major boost to the Liberian economy. Add to that the fact that several hundred US military personnel would be stationed in-country and buying the typical local junk to sent home, and you have lots of happy little businesses around the base. Plus, the local orphanages and hospitals would improve incredibly due to the US troops' support -- which is true in every country where the US has a good number of personnel.
And as for the objections of South Africa - who cares? SA is just about 10-15 years behind Zimbabwe on the decline curve, and since the ANC is kissing Mugabe's ass at every opportunity, they can rot in Hell beside him. |
