Ecuador and Iraq refused to renew U.S. base leases despite Pentagon desires
Evidence
In 2009, the government of Ecuador refused to renew the lease on the base at Manta. And in one of the most remarkable evictions in recent years, the Iraqi parliament refused to allow the United States to retain bases and troops in the country after the end of the U.S. occupation, despite the Pentagon’s desire to maintain as many as fifty-eight “enduring” bases in Iraq (some troops never left; the arrival of new troops to fight the Islamic State in 2014 saw a return to at least five bases). — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 946
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
- XREF: Directly relevant to the reader’s research on how host nations can resist U.S. military basing.
Related
- Iraq’s parliament overrode Pentagon plans for fifty-eight enduring bases after occupation ended (similarity 0.91)
- Local movements and host governments have forced base closures via civil disobedience and leases (similarity 0.86)
- Ecuador’s president refused a U.S. base lease unless given one in Miami (similarity 0.85)
- Ecuador’s president forced Americans to confront the base double standard. (similarity 0.79)
- The US secured rent-free Philippine base leases for ninety-nine years. (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Access agreements disguised new U.S. bases despite the Philippines’ constitutional ban
#expands(0.70) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 156