I need to know how many military bases were closed under Bush.

[louis-t]

Wingnut in my office claims "Obama wants us to be defenseless" because there is talk of closing Selfridge ANG near here. He is foaming at the mouth (as usual). I asked him how he sleeps at night with all that rage. No luck searching and my computer is running real slow, hard drive is crashing. Thanks.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. BRAC started under his father

and the process has not ended.

[appleannie1]

2. This might help your argument

On Sept. 8, 2005, the Department of Defense's Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) gave President George W. Bush a list of 20 major military installations that it had determined were no longer necessary for the nation's defense. The president signed off on the list, and despite tepid opposition, it passed through the House of Representatives. By the end of the year, it was enacted, and a deadline was set: On or before Sept. 15, 2011, the 20 bases would shut their doors.

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/08/17/military-base-closures-and-the-towns-they-leave-behind/

So, most of the bases closed under Obama were scheduled for closure under Bush

[louis-t]

7. This one did the trick. Printed, highlighted, presented.

Got the usual reply: "I hate ALL of them." Typical "they all do it" reply.

[orpupilofnature57]

3. Shrub wanted us slaves ,tax breaks to the rich

during a war , thats what closes military bases !

[elleng]

4. This may help a bit:

http://www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/faq.htm

More:
http://www.epa.gov/fedfac/ff/bracstates2.htm

[Maine-i-acs]

5. He closed a real important one.

In Saudi Arabia. The one bin Laden was worked up about. Yes, George made Osama very happy there.

http://mydd.com/users/duke1676/posts/quotsecretquot-air-base-for-iraq-war-started-prior-9-11

With a small ceremony on April 26, 2003, control of Prince Sultan Air Base was handed back to the government of Saudi Arabia. Since the mid-nineties it had been the premier US air base in the region and the nerve center for all air force operations in the Gulf. As the home of the Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC), the base was the primary command and control facility responsible for orchestrating the air campaigns for both Operation Southern Watch in Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

The timing of the closing of PSAB seemed odd, coming just weeks after the official start of military actions in Iraq. It should have, at the very least, caused unwanted logistical problems for the Pentagon and regional commanders, but it didn't. A contingency plan had long been in the works, not only for Prince Sultan Air Base, but also for the entire map of the Middle East, including Iraq.

Long before the US pullout, a new home for the operations had secretly been built in the deserts of Qatar. What had been in October 2001 "nothing more than a runway and a field of sand covered by two-dozen tents and a few warehouses", the Al Udeid Air Base was transformed in a few short months into one of the largest air bases in the world.

[SaltyBro]

6. A lot more should be closed

imho