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Time to focus on the important issues
Could China take over Bagram Air Base now that we’ve abandoned it?
If the question is, “Could China take over Bagram now that we’ve left?” then the answer is “Yes.”
If the second question is, “But will they?” then the answer to that is, “Probably.”
US News & World Report revealed late on Tuesday that China’s military planners are “conducting a feasibility study about the effect of sending workers, soldiers and other staff” related to Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative.
That’s according to Chinese officials who spoke to USN&WR on the condition of anonymity. But you can be sure that they had been authorized to speak from on high, signaling Communist China’s true intentions regarding post-Pax Americana Afghanistan.
Presidentish Joe Biden seems OK with that, too.
Exiting Marine One on the White House lawn last night, Biden was asked by a reporter, “Mr. President, are you worried that the Taliban will get funding from China?”
Biden answered, “Well, China has a real problem with the Taliban, so they’re going to try to work out some arrangement with the Taliban, I’m sure — as does Pakistan, as does Russia, as does Iran. They’re all trying to figure out, what do they do now. So it will be interesting to see what happens.”
Interesting is a word for it, yes.
Just for comparison, Bagram encompasses 30 sq. miles, NY’s Central Park, 1.2, JFK, 12, and the entire island of Manhattan, 22. It’s a big place, with lots of room for mischief makers to spread havoc throughout the region.
