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July 25, 2005
Rumsfeld Trying To Save U.S. Bases In Central Asia
The July 25, 2005 "visit by Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld to Kyrgyzstan was expected," columnist Pyotr Goncharov of RIA Novosti of Russia opined July 25, 2005. Mr. Goncharov wrote:Washington had to make a statement after the six-member Shanghai Cooperation Organization - Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian states - called on the counter-terrorist coalition (read: the U.S.) to set a date for the withdrawal of its military bases, synchronized with the end of operations in Afghanistan.
He said General Richard B. Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, explained what these bases mean to the U.S: "Central Asia is important to the United States for lots of reasons, not just for operations in Afghanistan."
This was a first reaction to the SCO's statement, Mr. Goncharov wrote.
For more, see "U,S. hurrying to save its bases in Central Asia."
Posted by Munir Umrani at July 25, 2005 10:27 PM
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