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2005-07-27 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

U.S. outflanks Kremlin, Beijing on Kyrgyz base

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Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-07-27 09:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Kyrgyz government is shaking Uncle Sam down for more money. The Uzbek government is unhappy that Uncle Sam tried to take their government down. The Kyrgyz government is probably also perturbed at Uncle Sam's verbal support for the Uzbek rebels.

For existing governments, when you criticize government actions against rebels, you are, in effect, on the rebels' side. This is why Washington has been losing friends and not influencing people in the past several decades - this emphasis on human rights means encouraging rebels to overthrow existing governments. In cases where the government is somewhat inclined to cooperate with Uncle Sam, the rebels are much less friendly than the existing governments. Continued interference in the internal affairs of Central Asian regimes will turn them all against the US.

Posted by Zhang Fei">Zhang Fei 2005-07-27 11:01|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-07-27 11:01|| Front Page Top

#2 And how are Cold War Soviet, now Russian, and Chicom INTEL facilities in Cuba, etc. NOT a desire of Russia-China to meddle in America's affairs? FYI, a few bloggers are reporting that Russia-China have allegedly mutually agreed to activate 10+ combat-ready divisions for potential use ags these new US bases in Central Asia.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2005-07-27 22:59|| 2005-07-27 22:59|| Front Page Top

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