[Not A Snowbird]

Once again, the protesters didn't think through the consequences of their actions.

[Wonder Warthog]

Ooooppss!

[SunStar]

LOL!

[maeng]

Serves them right! All they want is America's money...

[G L Tirebiter]

Hope we soon get to read similar stories about how folks in Germany are bemoaning the loss of U.S. bases there.

[JeeperFreeper]

Like the old adage says, "be careful what you ask for; you may get it."

[FreePaul]

Newton's laws of motion are pretty well defined and understood. Too bad that people don't understand the laws of political consequences as well. Too many are willing to demand change in order to show muscle but are not willing to live with the changes when they get them.

[longtermmemmory]

same thing happened in greece. locals demanded two US military bases out. The US said ok. (we needed to close bases anyways) The politicians expected resistance not an agreement but it was too late. The bases are gone and their ecconomy suffered.

[BureaucratusMaximus]

(in my best Nelson voice...)

HAH HAH!

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

I'm thinking extremely uncharitable thoughts regarding the fools in question.

[Malesherbes]

Not to worry: the 1200 who lost jobs can move to New York City and go on welfare. They may, however, have to give up smoking.

[Billthedrill]

Moreover, the activists who wanted Vieques closed thought that the bombing range would be cleaned up (unexploded bombs removed) so the area could be bought by developers and tourist facilities built. But cleaning up the old bombs is too expensive, and the Vieques range is being turned over to the Department of the Interior for use as a wildlife refuge.

Something like this happened in Guam as well a few years back. Local developers thought to acquire some prime property and get rich; instead the local government got it. The protests magically evaporated after that. Imagine that.

[dfwgator]

Now let's get out of Puerto Rico altogether, and leave them to become another third-world hellhole.

[Porterville]

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA, BETTER DEAD THEN RED, YOU COMMIE CHE LOVING PIGS

[Paleo Conservative]

Too bad the federal government didn't buy the whole island during WWII.

[Jay D. Dyson]

Yet one more object lesson in the principle that if you bite the hand that feeds you, you're liable to wind up with a mouthful of fist.

Not that I expect the loony protesters to grok that simple fact...

-Jay

[God luvs America]

good...screw 'em! they can sell sand now!

[Jack of all Trades]

I think I read recently that some protesters destroyed a bunch of vehicles at the base after it was shut down as a final poke in the eye to Uncle Sam. Turns out that the Navy had already donated them to the local government.

[mabelkitty]

Tough.

Perhaps they should become a state.

[4Freedom]

Don't celebrate the closing of Roosevelt Roads Naval Station just yet. There's another Presidential election coming up in the United States.

U.S. Congressman, Jose Serrano, told ABC's John Stossel that President George Bush will order the Navy to keep Roosevelt Roads Base open, regardless of how useless the Navy says it is.

Got to pander to the Hispanic vote don't you know?

Base Yes, Bombs No: Do Vieques Protesters Want It Both Ways?

As far as the billions required to clean the entire island of Vieques up for the developers, the panderers have that one figured out, too.

Vieques will be declared a 'Super Fund Site' by the EPA's, Christy Todd Whitman.

The Bush Administration will then see to it that as many billions of the U.S. Taxpayer's hard-earned dollars as are necessary are squandered on the clean-up of Vieques.

I doubt the Interior Dept. of the U.S. will own an acre on Vieques in 5 years.

The anti-American, ingrates in Puerto Rico will have the last laugh on the U.S. Taxpayers. They know how to work our system and to pressure our politicians.

Most U.S. Taxpayers don't have a clue.