2007-12-17 03:33:21 · 18 answers · asked by Aaron K 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
For the Iraqi army.
2007-12-17 03:36:15 · answer #1 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Have you ever lived on a FOB? (Forward Operating Base) They suck. Imagine living in a tent, using the head (bathroom) in a box that drops all the feces into a bin to be burned later by some unlucky Marine, eating MRE's instead of gettin to eat in a chow hall, and always being worried because where you are staying is not well protected. Everything is being built to make life a little bit more comfortable for the men and women serving, and ultimately leaving does not give a timeframe...and all you people saying **** about oil need to read a little bit more about what goes on in Iraq, not what the media wants you to see. People are murdered everyday because they interact with Americans, and do not have free will over what they can do. What we are over there fighting for is not for oil, but for the freedom and safety of another country.
2007-12-17 04:00:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
LIke Poland, Iraq has asked for a base for continued stability in that entire region, not just for Iraq. Syria, not to be trusted under any circumstances, is right next door. This really does not strike me as unusual, as the USA has bases all over the world and the local people also benefit from those bases. And for some reasons, some morons here seems to think that military soldiers on bases will drill for oil. With what, pray tell,.... the butts of their rifles??
2007-12-17 03:54:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Whats the difference between a permanent base and a non permanent base ??
You expect people to live in tents ?
When they build base housing for the families, then you can tell me about a base being permanent.
Just because they have concrete buildings, don't make them permanent bases.
2007-12-17 08:06:34 · answer #4 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Iraq is in the best location for US to keep an eye on the movements of terrorist and others that operate in that part of the world - every country that we have ever invaded has military presence so why should Iraq be any different. All the equipment that we have sent over has to be kept somewhere - no need to send it back here and then have to go back in 5 years or so.
2007-12-17 03:50:09 · answer #5 · answered by 3DDD 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Thye answer is actually contrary to what the "War for Oil" types want to believe, but it's true and historically it's accurate.
The reason we are building permannent bases is.....For the Iraqi Army/Air Force!!!!
Listen up naysayers! We did the EXACT same thing in Saudi, Kuwait, and Qatar!!!!!!
In Saudi Arabia the US payed for PSAB(both FFHC and the Operational side) to be built up with the full intention that when we broke camp, the buildings, A/C shelters and housing would be given to the Saudi Government for use by thier military. When we eventually shifted CENTAF operations we handed over the keys willingly as underlined in the original agreement.
It's a good faith thing.
For allowing us to use thier land we make a good gesture to them by building up thier bases for thier use.
Plain...Simple... and a good strategy.
Since we are building up Iraq's Army and eventually thier AF they're gonna need a place to stay. We provide it for them and in return have thier support.
P.S. The freaky thing is that FFHC at PSAB was built by...wait for it... The Bin Laden group! Actually most of his family hates him, regularly belittles his twisted views of Islam(even going so far as to call him a traitor to the religion) and disowned him. The folks who run the Saudi construction company were the first to do so and to punctuate thier point became staunch supportes and allies of the US.
Funny, but some of our most valuable friends are folks that he used to call kin!
2007-12-17 03:53:02 · answer #6 · answered by matt m 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
well that's an easy one, we would build a permanant base ANYWHERE we possibly could. That's a foothold in that part of the world. We'll never completely be gone from there unless they kick us off our bases. We have bases all over the world. That's a good thing....we should be so lucky as to have one in every country....
2007-12-17 03:43:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is something we always do....We still have the bases around Japan (on Okinawa Island) from WWII, Bases are still in Korea from the Korean war, bases in Europe from WWII.....I think that we believe we need to build bases in these countries to help them rebuild or just to keep a close eye on them...
2007-12-17 03:38:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
where are we building permanent bases at?? i've been there, worked and lived in tents in about 4 cities so tell me where the permanent bases are?????
2007-12-17 04:31:43 · answer #9 · answered by jason 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
in my opinion we are going to be there for a while.... and speaking as a wife of a deployed soldier and knowing how my husband lives over there... i am all for the building of the bases..... currently there are many soldiers living in tents over there.... Tents.... how would you feel if you had to live in a tent for 6 months 12 months?
2007-12-17 03:45:29 · answer #10 · answered by i_luv_my_army_man 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
We have embasy's and bases in many countries. That dosent mean that we are fighting a war there.
2007-12-19 03:25:28 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋