"They paved Paradise, and put up a permanent base."

[deminks]

To paraphrase the old Joni Mitchell song.

I have been thinking for some time that this is Smirky's goal in Iraq and elsewhere. Make Iraq one giant aircraft carrier. A toy for the chimperor.

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/06/09/conservatives-quietly-strip-provision-that-prohibited-permanent-bases-in-iraq/

Congressional Conservatives Quietly Strip Provision That Prohibited Permanent Bases In Iraq

Reuters reports that conservatives are quietly backtracking from their earlier stance against permanent base construction in Iraq:

Congressional Republicans killed a provision in an Iraq war funding bill that would have put the United States on record against the permanent basing of U.S. military facilities in that country, a lawmaker and congressional aides said on Friday.

As ThinkProgress noted last month, the Senate acted to unanimously pass an amendment to the supplemental spending bill that clearly stated that none of the appropriated funds should be used for permanent base construction. In March, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) wrote on ThinkProgress that the House had unanimously accepted her amendment prohibiting permanent base construction.

[MadMaddie]

1. And what will happen is another Iranian Hostage crisis...

except in Iraq....If Iraq gets strong enough it is possible that they will ask their neighbors to help them get rid of the US occupation..

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. The occupation will continue for the next 50 years.