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US military gets the squeeze in Central Asia

Published: 14 February, 2009, 00:43


Manas Air Base (AFP Photo / Vyacheslav Oseledko)

Kyrgyzstan has slapped the US military with a dishonorable discharge from the Manas Air Base.

 
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Charlie Brown May 07, 2009, 01:24 quote
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In spite of the rhetoric from the white house, I am afraid we are rapidly losing the trust of many allies in harms way. This is only one of several recently but it will probably get worse. Our allies do not know if they can trust our present leadership or for how long.

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