Iraqi Base Bingo

April 13, 2011

Tags: Bases, Best Defense, Fort Apache, Ricks
Posted in: Embassy/State, Iraq, Military

Picking up on my post below about which bases the US would want to retain after the “withdrawal” of troops on December 31, Foreign Policy’s Best Defense blog continues the conversation.

I have to admit in hindsight I should have included a facility in Kurdistan on my list. Southern Iraq is still Indian country, which requires a Fort Apache. The current bases down under are not isolated and thus far enough under the radar and defensible enough to fit our needs. Maybe work out of Kuwait and commute to next spring’s Shia uprisings?

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