All roads to Afghanistan...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 2:39AM POST: U.S. Waits for Eviction Notice from Central Asia Base, By Nathan Hodge, Danger Room, February 09, 2009
Clearly the Russians are letting us know that all roads to Afghanistan through Central Asia run through Moscow. Manas is significant. I was there November-before-last and it impresses. But what you will see if the Kyrgyz aren't smart enough to finesse this is: somebody else happy to get the spending will step up. Despite the Pentagon's constant fears of being shut out of some situation, that happens--time and time again. Somebody always steps up. Typically, they offer something a bit lighter and tighter, but that's our continuing pattern anyway--more networked in more places (we're becoming the Verizon of militaries). But isn't that what you want anyway in this world?
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