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2007-02-12 Africa North

Morocco bids to host base for new U.S. Africa Command

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Posted by Steve White 2007-02-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 We have the infrastructure as well as the society that ~~unlike the rest of Africa~~ accepts foreigners,

Posted by Besoeker 2007-02-12 04:43|| 2007-02-12 04:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe we should lease St. Helena from the Brits like Diego Garcia? It's about as close to the 'continent' I'd have troops with permanent facilities.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-02-12 08:08|| 2007-02-12 08:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Give the King credit, he's trying.

Posted by anonymous2u 2007-02-12 11:56|| 2007-02-12 11:56|| Front Page Top

#4 The US already had a base in Morocco (Nouaceur sp?. They had been asked to leave by a previous King. I think Mohamed the Fifth.

Posted by SwissTex 2007-02-12 13:20|| 2007-02-12 13:20|| Front Page Top

#5 The most valuable facility was Kenitra, the old French Port Lyautey, and it was Hassan II, who asked us to depart in the wake of one of the Israeli beat-downs of the Egyptians. Nouasser was the USAF base, but I don't recall if there was much there.

I lived in Kenitra when I was a kid. Pretty neat place.

Posted by Dreadnought 2007-02-12 15:58|| 2007-02-12 15:58|| Front Page Top

#6 "They said Morocco represents the most stable country on the African continent.
Which is prob'ly true and a sad commentary on the continent. "

Huh? Theyve had the same (popular) ruling family for centuries, IIUC. They really ARE stable. More so than most countries in the world. Im not seeing how its a sad commentary on the continent.

Posted by liberalhawk 2007-02-12 16:41|| 2007-02-12 16:41|| Front Page Top

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