In February, the Kremlin gave Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev $500 million for a promise to close America’s base in his country. Then the Americans offered Bakiyev $160 million a year, and now there may be no official base, but a “transit center” that serves the same functions.
在今年二月，克林姆林宫又给了吉尔吉斯斯坦总统库尔曼别克·巴基耶夫5亿美元，以换取他关闭境内美军基地的承诺。随后美方则给巴基耶夫开价1.6亿美元一年，结果现在美军虽然在当地取消了正式基地，却保留了个照样执行同样任务的所谓“运输中心”。克林姆林宫花了大把的钞票，只不过是帮吉尔吉斯斯坦换了几块道路指示牌罢了。