QUOTE (newres @ May 19 2019, 02:35 PM)
I think you should just accept that most people are glad the Cruise missiles and US servicemen are gone and we have our common back. Get over it.
A couple of home truths numpty.
1 - The commoners all but 3 gave up their right to the common, of which their ancient right was to graze cattle, and to collect gravel and firewood.
2 - The cruise is gone because it did it's job, as well as my brothers and sisters in uniform.
3 - The impact on the local economy is significant. For example, BT billed the U.S.A.F. one million pounds every 6 months. The cost of RAF Mildenhall closing is an estimated 230.73m economic impact on the local area. Where some of the people from Mildenhall going? RAF Fairford, which uses their runway for deployments and the Air Tattoo. The original mission of RAF Greenham Common was to host KC135 tanker aircraft, to which the NTC didn't want, so they got cruise instead. Has Newbury and it's economy been the same since 1991?
4 - I bet the locals are happier to see the peace women gone, along with their BS.
5 - Most of the locals I meet always like to reminisce about great times they had with their American friends, up on the base at the club, or at the bowling alley.
Try to take off the liberal glasses and see the world for what it is.