Politics As Usual

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Say_hello_for_me
By "building permanent military bases", do you mean bases specifically intended for use by U.S. troops in a permanent sense, along with the intent to house the U.S. troops at such bases in a permanent sense? If so, it depends on how you define permanent.

I think the distinction you draw is already addressed by the use of the term "base" instead of "camp."

What I meant was, are we building bases a la Ramstein, Aviano, and Okinawa --- as in, "We're pouring concrete, but of course when the threat against which we're protecting has subsided, I'm sure we'll all go home."