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2009-02-19 Afghanistan

Kyrgyzstan parliament votes to close key U.S. air base

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Posted by Icerigger 2009-02-19 05:49|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Pressure from the Russians and their allies Iran?

Posted by Paul2 2009-02-19 09:32|| 2009-02-19 09:32|| Front Page Top

#2 More like money versus pressure. The pressure of an expanding Swiss bank account.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2009-02-19 10:32|| 2009-02-19 10:32|| Front Page Top

#3 I saw a figure of a payment from Russia of $2 billion (US dollars, not rubbles or euro). And prolly a marker to be played later.

Posted by Seafarious 2009-02-19 11:25|| 2009-02-19 11:25|| Front Page Top

#4 I get huffy over it as with no air support and a rickety supply line through Khyber, the troops cannot be there without at least one steady supply line AND airbase.

Posted by newc">newc 2009-02-19 12:10|| 2009-02-19 12:10|| Front Page Top

#5 India has an air transit pass through directly to Afghanistan. Of course, it goes through Kashmir.

Posted by Hupise Brown8031 2009-02-19 16:26|| 2009-02-19 16:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Change!

Posted by William Marcy Tweed 2009-02-19 16:27|| 2009-02-19 16:27|| Front Page Top

#7 I just HOPE we all live through Obamba's term so we can undo his changes later.

Posted by Ho Chi Ebbert7691 2009-02-19 17:22|| 2009-02-19 17:22|| Front Page Top

#8 I hope that we don't end up losing a lot of troops there. This has been cited before.

Posted by SR-71">SR-71 2009-02-19 18:51|| 2009-02-19 18:51|| Front Page Top

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