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U.S., Spain agree to permanently keep American force at Spanish military base
Fox News Latino ^ | June 18, 2015 | AP

Posted on 06/19/2015 1:23:48 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Spanish and U.S. officials have signed an agreement to grant the U.S. military permanent presence at an air base in southwestern Spain, creating a center for a rapid reaction force to deal with crises in Africa and elsewhere.

Authorities signed the accord Wednesday in Washington after approval was delayed when U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his leg ahead of a signing ceremony scheduled for June 1 in Madrid.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; morondelafrontera; sevilla; spain

1 posted on 06/19/2015 1:23:48 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Moron.


2 posted on 06/19/2015 3:14:02 AM PDT by 22202NOVA (Tagline? I don't need no stinking tagline!)
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To: 22202NOVA

Reading the article, I see that’s the name of the air base. I though you were commenting on John Kerry. LOL


3 posted on 06/19/2015 3:26:50 AM PDT by fredhead (Join the Navy and see the world.....77% of which is covered in water.)
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To: 22202NOVA

Visited Moron once when I was stationed down in Rota. Seemed to me it was out in the middle of nowhere.


4 posted on 06/19/2015 3:31:41 AM PDT by Ronald_Magnus
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Apparently Morón means “hummock” or “dirt mound”. Makes perfect sense in Spanish, but there isn’t a solder alive that won’t pronounce it moron.


5 posted on 06/19/2015 6:06:42 AM PDT by Marko413
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To: zot

Moron, Spain — Was it a former SAC forward deployment base?


6 posted on 06/19/2015 6:46:44 AM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I read a cool alternate history story about Marxists who take over Spain, and their military leaders one by one turning against us, so that eventually US forces had to fight their way out.


7 posted on 06/19/2015 7:42:38 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (B.L.O.A.T. : Buy Lots Of Ammo Today)
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To: fredhead

Moi? (Channeling Miss Piggy)


8 posted on 06/19/2015 8:41:03 AM PDT by 22202NOVA (Tagline? I don't need no stinking tagline!)
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To: GreyFriar
Moron, Spain — Was it a former SAC forward deployment base?

Yes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mor%C3%B3n_Air_Base_%28Spain%29

9 posted on 06/19/2015 9:25:55 AM PDT by zot
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To: zot

Thank you.b


10 posted on 06/19/2015 9:41:43 AM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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