Uzbek Parliament: Evict U.S. Troops

[maddezmom]

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan - The Uzbek government won backing from the country's upper house on Friday for ordering the United States to withdraw troops from the Central Asian nation.

The 93 Senators present voted unanimously for a resolution supporting the government's July 29 order giving the United States six months to vacate the Karshi-Khanabad airbase. The airbase in the country's south has been crucial for U.S.-led anti-terror operations in neighboring Afghanistan.

Observers said the order could be connected to a U.S. decision to join international demands for an independent investigation into a bloody crackdown on unarmed demonstrators in an eastern Uzbek city in May. One of the senators accused the United States of fueling extremism.

"We know that fundamentalist moods arise wherever U.S. bases appear. Enemies of the United States appear wherever there is a U.S. military presence, and we don't want to be caught in-between," Kashkadarya region governor Nuritdin Zainiyev said before the vote.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050826/ap_on_re_eu/uzbekistan_us_troops

[kliljedahl]

1. Ah yes, our loyal "ally " Uzbekistan

[bluestateguy]

2. It was Bill Clinton who cut the deal to bring troops to that country

I hope Bush has thanked him for doing that. You know, Clinton, that president who just ignored terrorism for 8 years? :eyes:

Now Bush has pissed away another alliance in the world, although I'm not exactly angry about it, as Uzbekistan is a fascist police state.

[formercia]

3. a lot of things can change in 8 years

we used to have a budget surplus too.

[Lecky]

6. I'm personally glad we are out of there

Karimov is just as nasty (maybe even more so than) Saddam...

[jmatthan]

4. This was already the decision of all

the countries in the region already as far back as the beginning of July when, in the final communique of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the final communique read as follows:

"However, as large-scale military operations against terrorism have come to an end in Afghanistan, the leaders urged parties to the coalition to set a deadline for the temporary use of the SCO members' infrastructure facilities and for their military presence in these countries."

Read more at

http://jmpolitics.blogspot.com/2005/08/us-asked-to-withdraw.html

[ConcernedCanuk]

5. "fundamentalist moods arise wherever U.S. bases appear"

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Dunno if that's true everywhere

but it deserves sum thot

regardless

The US does have it's Military in just TOO many countries

and they (US Military) ain't exactly a benevolent lot . . .

The US claims to be the spreader of democracy and freedom

and with Military personnel in over half the countries in the world

well

we know that it just ain't workin'

smells more like they're spreading sumthing else

ever drive by a WORKING pig farm??

yah - dat's it . . . .

[cliss]

7. I couldn't help noticing the quote:

"...fundamentalist moods arise wherever U.S. bases appear". Like Canuck above, I really worry about perceptions like this around the world.

Why would fundamentalist moods arise when we show up? Let's take one step back: why do we show up? I believe we build bases in strategic parts of the world for 2 reasons: to keep things in control, and to take stuff.

I think the reason why we have accrued so much hate in the world is because we're not concerned about this. We should be. At this late hour, it's clear to me that our pale caucasian faces arouse a lot of hatred. It's time to stop doing this.

[NNN0LHI]

8. Wait until they find out the US never leaves. Heh, heh n/t

[rodeodance]

9. whow--this is a RIGHT ON statement!!

...."We know that fundamentalist moods arise wherever U.S. bases appear. Enemies of the United States appear wherever there is a U.S. military presence, and we don't want to be caught in-between," Kashkadarya region governor Nuritdin Zainiyev said before the vote.