After rapidly building up its military forces in Central Asia after its invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, the United States is finding an increasingly cool reception from governments in the region.In fact, at a summit meeting earlier this month of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Astana, Kazakhstan, the leaders of the six member nations called upon Washington to set a timetable for closing its military bases in Central Asia.
The U.S. is not going to give up its strategic interest in Uzbekistan without a great deal of pain. Diplomacy is not going to make the U.S. retreat from Uzbekistan. A thousand casualties might not be enough.
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