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2013-04-02 Europe

Civilian employees on the move as Army closes facilities in Europe

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Posted by tipper 2013-04-02 12:11|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 I'd have no problem with closing all US Army bases in Europe. We can keep some intel groups there to work with our Euro friends. Keep an air base or two, keep some naval basing rights. Otherwise let Europe defend Europe.

Posted by Steve White 2013-04-02 14:04|| 2013-04-02 14:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Definitely will impact the local economies. When we left Germany in 1995, concurrent with what I believe was the first round of base closings, the rent our landlord could command for a nice house in a village near Frankfurt went down by 25%. They subsequently sold it, which suggests to me that rents fell further still, to the point where they could not afford to continue payments on what was meant to be their retirement investment.

But really, what do we need there besides staging for the Middle East and Africa, and consultation?

Posted by trailing wife 2013-04-02 14:51|| 2013-04-02 14:51|| Front Page Top

#3 "remaining will be: Wiesbaden, Grafenwoehr, Ansbach, Stuttgart, Kaiserslautern"

What - no Frankfurt am Main?

Say it ain't so!

Posted by Barbara 2013-04-02 15:15|| 2013-04-02 15:15|| Front Page Top

#4 I hoke K-Town includes Ramstein-Landstuhl.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-04-02 17:09|| 2013-04-02 17:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Post-Cold War, 9-11 Germany is now Russia's economic BFF = strategic partner in NATO-EU - IMO Berlin will likely find a way to combine remaining US, UK Milfors wid those of Mama Russia.

Instead of inter-NATO, EU "Joint Bases" will cometh "Combined Bases" vee Russia's military???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-04-02 19:51|| 2013-04-02 19:51|| Front Page Top

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