New deal will let US forces use two Slovakian air bases for a decade

[rangerrebew]

New deal will let US forces use two Slovakian air bases for a decade
By The Associated Press
 Feb 9, 04:40 PM
 
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia’s parliament and president on Wednesday approved a defense military treaty with the United States.

The Defense Cooperation Agreement passed 79-60 in the 150-seat legislature in a vote split between lawmakers from the four-party ruling coalition and the opposition.

The treaty allows the U.S. military to use two Slovak air force bases — Malacky-Kuchyna and Sliac — for 10 years while Slovakia — a NATO member like the U.S. — will receive $100 million from the U.S. to modernize them.

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2022/02/09/new-deal-will-let-us-forces-use-two-slovakian-air-bases-for-a-decade/

[sneakypete]

Ok,now someone splain to me WHY we need ANY Slovakian air bases.

This sounds like nothing less than one more money-laundering scheme to me.