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I actually went on a vacation to Crete and stayed about a mile from the old base there. I walked up to the beautiful sandy beach and saw just an empty shell. No one lives in base housing. No commericial venture has moved in. And the locals all look back at the good years at all the money that rolled in. There are tourists in the local area but its not the same. At least the Americans were there all year round.

Puerto Rico probably will feel more of the pain as Xmas rolls around and less money in the pockets of the locals. The politicans will be stuck trying to figure out how to bring in more business and there really isn't anything they can do. The Caribbean is a dead-zone except for tourism and there isn't much to see or do in Puerto Rico.

[longtermmemmory]

The Heraklion airbase is still active. It was used during the recent conflict.

[longtermmemmory]

opps forgot to add. Its also why the greeks support an eu army. If they get a few bases thats money in their pockets.