Letter: Close foreign Air Force bases, not local ones

Published: Saturday, June 23 2012 12:33 a.m. MDT

Hill Air Force Base hosts the third annual See Me Save Me motorcycle safety campaign Motorcyclists ride in mass near Hill Air Force Base in Davis County Wednesday, June 13, 2012 as the base hosts the third annual See Me Save Me motorcycle safety campaign.

Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

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Summary

Once again we hear of potential U.S. Air Force base closings, including Hill Air Force Base.

Once again we hear of potential U.S. Air Force base closings, including Hill Air Force Base. U.S. bases have a positive impact on the local economies. Instead, why aren't we talking about closing air force bases in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Germany, Greenland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey … ?

Gary Leavitt

Orem

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JoeBlow

Far East USA, SC

"U.S. bases have a positive impact on the local economies. "

So, are you saying THAT should be the driving factor?

U.S. Bases are there to have a positive impact on our national security.

The local economy More..

4:26 a.m. June 23, 2012
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Curmudgeon

Salt Lake City, UT

Gary, don't you know that the federal government can't create wealth, according to the right wing? Accordingly, it can't possibly be true that bases benefit the local economy.

Besides, we need all those foreign bases to More..

6:07 a.m. June 23, 2012
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ECR

Burke, VA

"The left dislikes military bases anywhere, until it affects their congressional distract ..."

You hear that Gary? 4601 is suggesting you are a left winger! I'm pretty sure that is nonsense. But your letter highlights the More..

10:27 a.m. June 23, 2012
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