[4Freedom]

This is great news America! Over 4,000 jobs and $400 MILLION U.S. TAXPAYER'S DOLLARS each year are coming home!!!

Let's keep this rolling. There are 1,000s more federal and private sector jobs and BILLIONS more U.S. Taxpayer's dollars to bring home from Puerto Rico!

[petuniasevan]

After certifying the Navy will officially leave the Vieques range in May, Adm. Robert Natter, chief of the Atlantic Fleet, recommended Roosevelt Roads be shut down entirely.

In other words, since the Riqueños objected to military tests, we're just gonna pack up and leave. What's that you say, PR? Losing jobs? No sailors to buy your goods? Too bad. You can enjoy your moral so-called superiority in the unemployment line.

[Earl B.]

This is just a crying shame. </sarcasm>

[Jhoffa_]

If they don't want the bombing range, then they shouldn't mind us closing down these other facilities either.

[AlaskaErik]

Three instrumentation engineers - Juan Lugo, Angel Ramos and Miguel Sierra - disagreed with Vieques Commissioner Juan Fernandez and Ceiba Mayor Antonio Cruz, who maintained the base will not be shut down because the Navy is investing money to restore and purchase equipment for the facility.

The surest sign that the military is shutting down a base is a massive construction spree. Sounds like Roosy Roads is history.

[TADSLOS]

See Ya!

[JoeSchem]

It'll be harder to argue that the United States is craving after empire if we pull out of Puerto Rico.

[SpinyNorman]

Isn't it time to cut the umbilical cord, the apron strings, whatever, and let PR go off on its own? They apparently feel that they are ready for this, kicking the Navy off that island, and taking control of their own lives. More power to them!

Classic "cut off your nose to spite your face" moment!!

Maybe they could take the more virulent Hollywood pukes off our hands and set up a little Hollywood" for themselves to bring in some money. Kill two birds with one stone.....

[Pagey]

The shutdown of AFWTF, which has long been known, stems from the closing of the target range in Vieques...At the end of the shutdown, around 4,000 jobs will be lost in Puerto Rico

Hey, what about all those protesters (including Al Sharpton) that wanted to get rid of the practice of bombing targets on Viques? Do they care about these nearby people losing their jobs? Nope. They just wanted to get some publicity against the Military.They'll surely come back and say how horrible the U.S. Gov't is in doing this,we can count on that. Too G.D. bad for you Puerto Rico;once again The Extreme Left has manipulated you.You asked for it and you have received your just reward.Actions have consequences, but you'll never learn, and many people didn't care for your Anti-American behavior either, against the military.You Lose.LMAO!!!

[jwalsh07]

Surprise, surprise.

No Vieques, no Rosey Roads.

[CyberAnt]

I heard there was a huge hotel that was going to be built on the site. If so, it could replace the jobs ... but what will the people do to survive for the next year or so it takes to build it ...??

[Redleg Duke]

Oh, darn! What a shame!!!

[The Wizard]

be carefull what you protest for, you may get it