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"Bases are placed in certain locations, at the request of the government. Not the retirees, not the mayor, not the chamber of commerce. Our military has every right to decide to close, or enlarge, or consolidate its bases. Some of you are blaming all this on President Bush. It is time that we all understand that this is an unprecedented new era that we live in. It's our money, let's go where they want us. Stop whining about base closings, they are an evil necessity."
"Although these base closures would have eventually happened, it's important to point out that the last base closings took place in 1995. The recent round was prompted when President Bush threatened to veto an entire spending bill last year; although I think it's obvious to say that he didn't specifically pick the bases that will be closing.
Regardless of the fact that I think that these closings would be taking place eventually, it really sucks that so many people will be losing jobs, and that as a result, businesses will suffer. Everything in those areas will suffer, and that will be in both blue and red states alike."
"Some of the closures look to be reasonable, but others most definitely do not. Seems like simply scaling down some of the reserve centers would be a better idea, unless there is a nearby active duty location -- with space and opportunities available."
"Everything opens and eventually closes. The whole structure of towns stays intact. You don't see Ford plants all over the place anymore, because things change for the better. These bases were built way back when, and the reason they were built (USSR) has packed up and left. The bottom line is VICTORY ends up putting everybody out of BEESWAX."
"Good thinking, now they're gonna have submarine bases in Georgia. And they're closing bases on the east coast -- at the point of origin, no less. Boy do I feel safer already. Close 'em up and move 'em out -- to places like Uzebekistan -- and pretty soon they'll have Ford dealerships.
The only lesson learned, is that red and blue states got the hammer alike. Evidently evil isn't as stupid as I thought."
"When the Pentagon makes base closure decisions on little more than the bottom line in consideration, they are pulling out on entire COMMUNITIES. I grew up in a military community of about 50,000 people. Pull the Air Force base out of that community with no other reason but to save money and you've affected more than the 12,684 people in that one town!"
"I understand and agree with the serious impact on the communities. I too grew up in and around military bases. I know the impact, especially on the retirees. Unfortunate.
In the end we have to keep in mind that we work for Department of DEFENSE, not Department of SOCIAL WELFARE."
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