Comments on: U.S. General Charges Russia, China “Bullying” Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan on Bases

By: Leon Rozmarin

Leon Rozmarin — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 23:31:48 +0000

Has the U.S. done anything to improve the security of the Cnetral Asian states? It copperated with the Taliban in 1990s, now sits in Afghanistan as opium harvests keep increasing, tries to overthrow the local governments, and keeps raising the boogey man of Russian “imperialism”…billions of $ go to Central Asia from its millions of workers in Russia and Russian investments in the region count in billions more. U.S. money for the base in Kyrgyzstan can probably just covern the environmental damage done by cargo planes dumping fuel. Finally, any idea that Uzbekistan is being bullied by Russia and China is a fantasy. Is that how Uzbekistan responds to pressure, by caving in? Just ask the U.S. Uzbekistan joined SCO, and was responsible for at least half of the raprochement bewteen Russian and Uzbekistan during 2003-2005…that’s why U.S. suddenly realized that Karimov was a bad dictator…so they began to flirt with extremists, as they had done with Al-Qaeda, Ansar-Islam in N. Iraq, and Taliban.

By: Stygius

Stygius — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 16:26:43 +0000

Pushback against US in Central Asia

The other day I wrote briefly on the implications of neglecting the United States’ strategic influence in Southeast Asia. The US has a long history in Southeast Asia, and a much shorter one in Central Asia, and the strategic challenges it faces there …

By: Registan.net » Speaking of Military Matters

Registan.net » Speaking of Military Matters — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 14:29:20 +0000

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While we’re on the topic of military relations, Andy has an interesting post on the economic impact of the US base in Kyrgyzstan. Now, of co [...]