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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-05 09:09 PM
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BULGARIA offers three military bases to US
Edited on Sat May-14-05 09:09 PM by Bluebear
Maybe the 4000 civilian workers who are losing their job at Portsmouth can move to Sofia.

Hmmmm. Why on EARTH are they offering airbases at this moment (*cough* Iran) in time?

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SOFIA, Bulgaria 5/14 - Bulgaria said Saturday it will provide three military bases for use by U.S. forces.

American officials have said they could use Bulgarian sites to deploy troops on rotational training tours as part of a broader U.S. strategy of shifting troops based in Europe further east.

An American team was expected in Bulgaria next week to discuss the bases, senior military officials have said.

Defense Minister Nikolai Svinarov said three bases will be offered to the Americans but "it remains to be determined which bases are to be chosen," according to the state news agency, BTA.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bulgaria_us_bases
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lenidog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-05 09:14 PM
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1. Iran is a rather long haul from Bulgaria don't you think.
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-05 09:24 PM
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2. I think Sofia to Tehran is closer than Cape Cod to Tehran.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-05 09:51 PM
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3. I thought the US was hated throughout the world.
Unless the Bulgarians wish to spy on our incoming troops? :shrug:
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