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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (29797)	6/9/2004 1:59:44 PM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

It was Cheney most of all who used to boast of the peace dividend, and Bush Sr. who closed most of the military bases but of course blame Bush/Cheney, even if it is incorrect the Congress enacted the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1988, which established a bipartisan Commission on Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). The purpose of the Commission was to review all military installations inside the United States and recommend which of them to close and consolidate. That Commission and its successors have completed their work and the Congress has authorized the Department of Defense (DoD) to carry out their recommendations. DoD has closed about half of the major installations authorized by the Congress, and will complete closing the remaining bases in about 2001.