The headlines scream we may close every base over here but one - but what the General actually said is that the only thing certain to remain at this point is Ramstein Air Base...no other decisions have been made.
Still, expect big changes over here.
In an interview with a German newspaper, U.S. Gen. James Jones, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, said that while "a row of concrete proposals" on reorganizing U.S. forces across Europe already have been made, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has yet to make any decisions.
"Only the Ramstein base is not up for discussion -- it's too important," Jones was quoted as saying in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily. "We would like to operate Ramstein for as long as we're welcome in Germany. I don't want to talk about the others.
"Basically, anything is possible."
I hope I can find reactions in the German press. Though not his fault, the hysterical headlines and the timing of this thing will not be good political news for Chancellor Schroeder.
Heh.
The whole story is here.
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