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Old 02-15-2009, 04:35 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
The Russian promises of debt relief and billions of dollars in aid to Kyrgyzstan probably had more to do with the closing of the Manas Air Base.
Why have relations with Russia been so soured these past eight years. Unilaterally terminating treaties, high handed political treatment, and repeated gaffs by George Jr's administration about USSR and cold war attitudes all made Russia friendlier?
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