Future Of US Base In Kyrgyzstan In Question -- BBC NewsWith the revolution against Kyrgyzstan's President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, attention has turned again to the rivalry between the United States and Russia in this remote Central Asian republic - and the future of the US Manas air base there, which is used to reinforce Afghanistan.
There is little doubt that the Russians would ideally prefer not to see the Americans there at all. Kyrgyzstan is a former Soviet republic and some people there still look back to the Soviet Union with nostalgia. I found that out on a visit in 1996, particularly when talking to local Red Army veterans at a retirement home in the run-down capital Bishkek.
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My Comment: I doubt that the new Kyrgyzstan government would be willing to expel the Americans from their country right now. Their priority right now is stability and to obtain international assistance for their country. Closing Manas Air Base right now ... especially since it provides both financial assistance and employment to many in Kyrgyzstan .... would be both fool hardy and reckless.
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