Pay Back! (political)

[airtwardo 7]

"Hasta la vista, baby?"

Always be careful what you ask for,
you just may get it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of the many headaches that the U. S. has had was the Puerto Rican Island
of Vieques. In the waning years of the Clinton administration, Protesters
demanded that the US Navy abandon bombing and naval gun fire exercises that had
taken place on the largely uninhabited island for nearly seventy years.


In 2002, the bombing exercises were transferred to an Air Force bombing range
in central Florida, not far from the Jacksonville and Pensacola Naval Air
Stations. In January, many of the protesters were back in Puerto Rico,
celebrating the final bombing exercise on Vieques and waved Puerto Rican flags and
placards that read "U.S. Navy, get out of Puerto Rico."

The following Feb, Rumsfeld announced that the U.S. Navy will close the
Roosevelt Roads Naval Air Station in Puerto Rico in 2004, eliminating 1200 civilian
jobs as well as 700 military positions. This naval facility is estimated to
put nearly $300 million annually into the local economy.

The next day a stunned Governor Sila Calderon, held a news conference in San
Juan, protesting the base closure as a serious blow to Commonwealth's fragile
economy. The governor stated that "The people of Puerto Rico don't now or
never did have an interest in closing the Vieques bombing range or the Roosevelt
Roads naval base. We are interested in both staying in Puerto Rico." When
asked, the Commander-in Chief, Western Atlantic Command, said,Without Vieques, I
see no further need for the facility at Roosevelt Roads. None.

" So, Yanqui go home?" Fine. But we'll take our dollars with us.

Hasta la vista, baby!

On February 21, the Secretary of Defense also announced that starting this
year, the U.S. European Command would begin moving most if not all of its active
combat and support units from bases in Germany to others being established in
Poland, The Czech Republic, Hungary and Turkey to "better position them for
rapid deployment to likely hot spots in those parts of the world". Immediately
the business and government leaders in the German states of Hesse, Rhineland
and Wurttemburg, protested the loss of nearly $6 billion in revenue each year
from the bases and manpower to be displaced. A spokesman for the Foreign
Ministry speculated that the move may be "what the Americans call 'payback' for the
actions of this government in opposing military action in Iraq."


Does anyone know the German translation for
"Hasta la vista, baby?"

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[JeffD 0]

"bis später, baby"

[storm1977 0]

Alright!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Fuck'em all.


Don't know what you got till it's gone.......

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Sometimes it is more important to protect LIFE than Liberty

[hipgnosis 0]

It's so refreshing to know that no matter how much they hate us, our bases, our policies, that they still somehow find it within themselves to love our money.

[EdC 0]

Pay back is a bitch.

Big Ed

[ScubaSteve 0]

Some history on the suprised Gov.

http://www.puertorico.com/forums/showthread.php3?threadid=9221

this was a double win for the left. The military occupied 1/3 of the habbitable land in islands. The land will now be usedas a wildlife habitat and cannot be developed. The Gov was shocked because she was planning on building resorts and private residences ($) on the newly opened land. Ha! Now thats justice.

[CrazyIvan 0]

El clicko http://www.puertorico.com/forums/showthread.php3?threadid=9221

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Blue Skies and May the Force be with you.

[bodypilot90 0]

kind of like the tree huggers in california not wanting logging. I guess now they will not lose sleep over the trees because they are all gone and the air is dirty.