US Senator wants permanent American air bases in Afghanistan

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Republican Senator Lindsay Graham in an interview to NBC news said he wants the Obama Administration to consider establishing permanent military bases in Afghanistan.

"I think it would be enormously beneficial to the region as well as Afghanistan. We have had air bases all over the world. A couple of air bases in Afghanistan would allow the Afghan security forces an edge against the Taliban in perpetuity. It would be a signal to Pakistan, the Taliban are never going to come back in Afghanistan that it could change their behavior," Graham said.

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"A couple of air bases in Afghanistan will give us an edge militarily, give the Afghan security forces an edge militarily to ensure that country never goes back into the hands of Taliban which would be a stabilizing advance throughout the whole region ... " Graham said.

http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4760334

[The_Dude 1,142]

I'm sure that idea is going to take off .

[Stanley Hermosill 1]

I wonder if this money couldn't be better spent at home, on something like energy research...

[mawilson 2,133]

I like it. Close down a base somewhere else and move it to Afghanistan.

[The_Dude 1,142]

I like it. Close down a base somewhere else and move it to Afghanistan.

LoL, then you'll have a lot of people saying

[Dan and Judy 614]

Republican Senator Lindsay Graham in an interview to NBC news said he wants the Obama Administration to consider establishing permanent military bases in Afghanistan.

"I think it would be enormously beneficial to the region as well as Afghanistan. We have had air bases all over the world. A couple of air bases in Afghanistan would allow the Afghan security forces an edge against the Taliban in perpetuity. It would be a signal to Pakistan, the Taliban are never going to come back in Afghanistan that it could change their behavior," Graham said.

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"A couple of air bases in Afghanistan will give us an edge militarily, give the Afghan security forces an edge militarily to ensure that country never goes back into the hands of Taliban which would be a stabilizing advance throughout the whole region ... " Graham said.

http://news.in.msn.c...umentid=4760334

It worked in Vietnam

[alienlovechild 75]

Ten year old airbases aren't permanent? We already have them and the Soviets had them, too. They remain but the landlords changed ownership.