Negotiations Begin On Fate Of Strategic Jewel Diego Garcia -- Aol Defense
WASHINGTON: The United States, Britain and Mauritius have begun talks that may lead to the loss of ports, airstrips and listening posts on Diego Garcia, the remote tropical atoll that has played an important role in American maritime, air and space operations throughout Asia and the Indian Ocean for much of the last 50 years.
During an era when the Pentagon has declared a pivot from Europe and the Atlantic to Asia and the Pacific, the prospect of handing over so many installations located in such a strategic spot -- or having them more accessible to a foreign government such as Mauritius -- must worry Pentagon officials.
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My Comment: Considering it's strategic importance .... I have a feeling that sovereignty and the future of Diego Garcia is not going to be pursued seriously by either Britain or the U.S. for a very long time. And while publications like The Guardian have been vocal in their opposition to the U.S. presence in Diego Garcia .... bottom line .... nothing is going to change.
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why not give background on how we got hold of that base by kicking out the inhabitants?
The Guardian post that I link to in 'my comment' provides all of that details.
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