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    US base feeds $1.4 billion into Kyrgyz economy

    Associated Press – Wed, Dec 21, 2011

    BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — The U.S. says its air base in Kyrgyzstan has contributed more than $1.4 billion to the struggling Central Asian nation's economy in its 10 years of operations.

    Speaking at a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Manas Transit Center, U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen said the base had proved instrumental in fighting terrorism in nearby Afghanistan

    Manas has ferried 2 million U.S. troops into and out of Afghanistan over the past decade and is a base for the air tankers that refuel jet fighters during operations.

    The presence of the base has been a frequent source of annoyance to many residents.

    President Almazbek Atambayev said Kyrgyzstan would respect the current base lease, which lasts until June 2014, but that it might not be extended.

     

    5 comments

    • Terrence
      Terrence  •  5 mths ago
      And what did the US tax payers get for that 1.4 billion dollars? Another useless war. That is the only thing the US exports: death.
    • Gary
      Gary  •  5 mths ago
      Bin Laden is dead. Why are we still fighting in Afghanistan?
    • concernedone
      concernedone  •  Milpitas, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Republican Approved – Redistribution of wealth, take from the hard working American citizens and give to the Foreign elite ----------How long will it take for us to unit together and stop the Rape of the American People.
    • T
      T  •  5 mths ago
      So, take from our SS and Medicare and support Kyrgyz economy! Great redistribution of wealth!
      • Ben
        Ben 5 mths ago
        That's just one Country, soon we'll be babying North Korea, a few billion here, a few billion there, I kind of look forward to Dec, 21,2012, cause if nothing happens we Americanos are going to get shitted on for many more years to come.
    • vartanb
      vartanb  •  Los Angeles, United States  •  5 mths ago
      The reason our government bankrupt from their wrong way of
      spending.
      My god, 1.4 billion to kyrgys to keep our air base to fight on nothing
      and in afghanistan. Why our people do not wake up and who will
      save our economy, clinton, bush and obama all they failed in their
      presidency and why we will have election and do not undertand.
      If you know why, please let me know.
      We paid and still paying for paskitand, to afghanistan and to to others
      on empty pocket and i thin we have to add ---zeros --- to our dolars,
      in coming years and each u.s.dollar to equal 1000 cents instead of
      100 cents to pay for the oil and our poor living standard.
      Why our officials so stupid people we elected the are we stuipid too,
      may be. I will not vote for coming election to any one.

      bye
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