Kyrgyz President Questions Presence Of U.S. Base

[Roland99]

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/07/160461b7-bb64-4031-ba65-171a5362b36a.html

11 July 2005 (RFE/RL) -- Kyrgyzstan's newly elected President Kurmanbek Bakiev today questioned the continued presence of U.S. troops on a military base they have used since late 2001.

At his first news conference since yesterday's elections, Bakiev said the necessity of the U.S. base in his country should be discussed now that the situation in Afghanistan has stabilized.

The comment echoed a call by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which last week said Washington should set a date for the withdrawal of its bases in Central Asia.

The SCO groups four Central Asian republics with Russia and China.

[wake.up.america]

1. What mkes him think he has any say about bases in his own country?

This guy is a little uppity, do not you think?

[Roland99]

3. Welcome to DU, wake.up.america!

And, yeah. What's this guy know? Darn free-thinker!

[wakeme2008]

2. and as I remember the US is not

paying for use of the base. Just took it over. :grr:

[MadisonProgressive]

4. Here's another article:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8540479/

[Roland99]

5. I like this quote of his. Throwing the Propagandist's rhetoric in his face

“Afghanistan has held presidential and parliamentary elections and therefore the situation there has stabilized,” Bakiyev told a news conference shortly after election authorities announced he had won a landslide victory in a presidential poll on Sunday.

“Thus, right now, we may proceed with the issue of whether it is expedient to still deploy military forces of the United States (in Kyrgyzstan). Time will show when and how it (withdrawal) happens,” said Bakiyev.

If things are so great and stable in Afghanistan, why do we need troops there? Not like we're after bin Laden.

[4MoreYearsOfHell]

6. Look for a terror attack

in Kyrgyzstan anyday now...Or reports that Bin Laden is hiding there...

Whay does this guy hate Kyrgyzstan?

[Roland99]

7. Or maybe some violent protesters that need to be put down?

[XemaSab]

8. Y'all know * is reading this going

"Kyrgyzstan..... Kyrgyzstan..... ok, I give up, where's that?"

[4MoreYearsOfHell]

9. Probably populated by them there Grecians...(nt)