What Did The Russians Offer Kyrgyzstan In Order To Close The U.S. Air Force Base In Their Country, And What Did The Americans Offer In Return

Kyrgyzstan: U.S. To Be Denied Use Of Manas Air Base -- Intel Fusion

Mike Eckel has the story for the AP:

MOSCOW (AP) — Kyrgyzstan’s president said Tuesday his country is ending U.S. use of an air base key to military operations in Afghanistan— a decision with potentially grave consequences for U.S. efforts to put down surging Taliban and al-Qaida violence.

Why is this happening now? Because Kyrgyzstan is in dire financial straits. That’s also the reason why the opposition party is gaining strength and posing a serious challenge to the Bakiyev presidency. To solve his country’s financial problems and retain power, Kurmanbek Bakiyev will pretty much go with whoever writes him the largest check.

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My Comment: Russia offers a minimum of $2 billion dollars. The Americans offer $63 million dollars. Hmmmm .... this requires no brains to figure out.

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