Feb 19 2009
Kyrgyzstan vs The Empire
Today, the parliament of Kyrgyzstan voted nearly unanimously in favor of closing an important U.S. air base which is used for the mission in Afghanistan. Now I know what most of you are thinking right now… where in the hell is Kyrgyzstan? The fact that it’s a “stan” country is a hint in its self, but to be more precise, Kyrgyzstan is north of Tajikistan, which in turn, is north of Afghanistan. Thousands of troops, as well as hundreds of tons of cargo make there way through the country each month.
It is difficult to assess the implications that this decision will have on the overall mission in Afghanistan. I’m sure the Empire will dish out it’s fair share of accusations towards the government of Kyrgyzstan. It seems that the U.S is left with two options in order to reverse this decision. Either link the country to terrorism, thus forcing the government to comply to prove otherwise, or just install a pro-American leader through a pseudo-democratic election.
