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Originally Posted by Skybird
It is picture material and reports like this, or better: conclusions from these, that make me doubt that the Us plans to leave Iraq anytime within the next decades.
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What should bases look like for 100 to 200 thousand land/air/sea forces in Iraq? Got any pics of what they should have been?
The US already announced last year that it would be in Iraq for several years. I read assumptions of 3 to 5 years, if I recall. Should bases have been built differently? If so, might we just be dealing with typical US military budget excesses ("We need the best for my pilots/planes/troops")?
Look at the first pic - Al Taji. Asphalt and runways. An airbase. Can you build one from recyclable cardboard?
Second pic - Balad: What are all those white rectangles? Whatever they are, they seem very tentative and portable. As for the permanent buildings surrounding the entire main center of the photo, can you tell us whether they already existed or whether the US built them?
3rd pic - Balad: what are we supposed to conclude? Is a base of this size strategically and logistically unnecessary? I simply have no idea. Do you?
4th and 5th pics - Tallil: again, what do the pics prove, especially the last one?
I'm sorry I cannot read German but I hope the article explains more than the pictures do.