China looks to invest/take over Lajes Field PORTUGAL

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https://sputniknews.com/europe/201610141046328782-china-azores-base/

I normally don’t pay attention to Sputnik News but in this case they have the goods with a SECDEF memo.  The USAF worked to leave Lajes starting in 2011.  China is now finding Atlantic basing on former US facilities as smart.  We cannot assume that the rest of the world is going to stay allegiant to us if we take our marbles and go home.  In modern day force projection, Lajes and Keflavik being occupied by a potential adversary are no different than having missiles in Cuba…..( and since Russia is renegotiating with Cuba, don’t be surprised if we see new toys rolling in there to…)   We are toothless and have no foreign policy.  Having a Chinese airfield in NATO’s back yard overseeing the North Atlantic is an obscene thought.

 

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