Reply #112: One thing I really wonder about: what is the REAL reason why they want [View All]

[Nothing Without Hope]

to move all those military bases? It's been shown that the reason given - to save money - is a lie, and in fact the amount they CLAIM to save is very small relative to what they spend on their Middle East wars. But even that is a lie - it will save little and may even end up COSTING.

So why are they doing this? I sure wish people more knowledgeable than me would look into this. My best guess is that they want to consolidate the military in GOP-dominated strongholds, many of which happen to be around the Bible belt, in the South.

Here's the original thread I set up on the base moving plan - check out the maps; the ones for the article downthread are better.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1782877&mesg_id=1782877
Thread title: LAT: Military base closings will shift troops to the South- POLITICS!!!

and here's the current thread on how they are letting Thune off the hook by leaving Ellsberg in South Dakota. Guess what - they had planned to move all the big bombers to Texas. But South Dakota isn't Dem territory, either, as Daschle will tell you.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2039290
Thread title: LA Times: Ellsworth AF Base in S Dakota to remain open, Thune's ass saved

I sure wish people would look more deeply at the military consolidation that the neocons are planning to pull off. It's going to happen soon, too - starting next year, I think. I'm thinking nervously that it might make martial law and dissent suppression easier.