Kyrgyzstan

Last week, the President of Kyrgyzstan was ousted from power by proclaimed "democrats". The Obama Admionistration has yet to acknowledge the new government.

The reason why this is news to me is because there is an airport in Manas, Kyrgyzstan that operates as the primary supply point for our operations in Afghanistan. The new government wants to renegotiate the terms of the United States' lease on this airport prior to the expiration of the lease in July.

Recall, on March 27, 2009, President Obama announced a change in American strategy in Afghanistan, escalating the war from an anti-terrorism war to a counter-insurgency war. To fight his new war, Obama ordered 53,000 more troops to Afghanistan, all of which have not yet arrived.

Concurrent to all of this, Obama is engaged in a war of wars with President Karzai of Afghanistan.

The under-reported story of last week was the Kyrgyz government change, the response of the Obama Administration, and the impact all of this has on the counter-insurgency war in Afghanistan.

My post a few days ago looks even more prescient given the subsequent events in Kyrgyzstan.