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Kyrgyzstan's base proposal
TODAY'S EDITORIAL
December 27, 2005


It was only two months ago that Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev assured Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the United States could continue use of its Manas Air Base in that Central Asian country. The U.S. base in Kyrgyzstan became all the more important after Uzbekistan asked the United States to close its base in July. Now, Mr. Bakiyev has tacked a hefty price tag onto his earlier commitment.
Mr. Bakiyev said Thursday the United States should pay "tens of times more" than it currently does for use of its air base. "Until now the payment has been symbolic," he said. Mr. Bakiyev apparently wants close to $200 million a year from Washington for use of the base.
That figure is so high that some observers have speculated that Kyrgyzstan wants the United States out altogether. "Sources say the government is under pressure from China and Russia to evict the U.S. from the country," the Financial Times reported Thursday.
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