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  • Close Most Overseas Bases

    06/22/2003 3:52:46 AM PDT · by Destro · 6 replies · 700+ views
    g2mil.com ^ | June 2003 | Carlton Meyer
    Editorial The US military hates to close overseas bases. It has a base in Cuba left over from the Spanish-American war, unneeded bases in Japan, England, and Germany left over from World War II, excess bases in Korea left over from that war, and newer bases in the Persian Gulf, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and now Iraq left over from those adventures. Excess bases are costly to maintain and man, so some are closing. The US Army's 1st Armored Division is on its way to Iraq for peacekeeping duty and it will not return to Germany after this tour of...