A better idea would be to bring home all of the troops we have overseas currently. Then we install them in bases in these domestic areas. Of course I would really like to see a conversion into a quick reaction defene oriented force, the savaings would be incredible.
Tim Heald MCP/CCFD Information Systems Specialist Overseas Security Advisory Council U.S. Department of State (202) 663-0130 > -----Original Message----- > From: Haggerty, Mike [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 4:35 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: ironic > > Matthew - > > Great point. > > Perhaps we should invite foreign militaries to install bases in > economically > depressed areas of the US, in order to benefit from the foreign presence. > > I'm thinking Pennsylvania alone could host dozens of bases. > > M > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 2:52 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: ironic > > > I think it's much like that is many military towns - the locals don't like > the base or the rowdy GIs while their economic base would crumble if the > base packed up and left. The major difference in this case is that it's a > whole different country so the citizens of Japan can whine about a foreign > presence while they benefit from it. > > Matthew Small > IT Director > Showstopper American Dance Championships [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 843-357-1847 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
