From: Adam 

Phil Payne wrote:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4834032.stm
>
> "Recreating small town America
>
> The scale of the bases and the range of facilities offered to service
> personnel are impressive.
>
> Some 25,000 US military and civilian personnel are stationed at the Balad
> base, which boasts its own neighbourhoods and airline.
>
> At about 7km by 5km (four-and-a-half miles by three miles), the al-Asad base
> is so big two bus routes are needed. "
>
> That's a lot of taxes.
>

They're not going to stay. The Iraqis will keep on fighting till the last
foreign troops are gone.

Adam

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