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Fleet 2, SecNav/SecDef 0

Yesterday's vote by the BRAC Commissioners saved a lot of jobs in New Hampshire/Maine and Connecticut -- the Portsmouth Yard on Seavey Island and the Groton Base adjacent to the Electric Boat Works were on the SecNav/SecDef to-close list -- an important part of converting the Navy from a blue water diplomatic asset into a brown water post-diplomatic asset, in essence, the Saudi Coast Guard.

Rescored, that is 2 US (remember that Country?) bases saved, and 2 NeoCon (yup, that _other_ Country) bases closed. Color that a win for the US that was prior to the infestation of the 9-11 cicadias.

I'm pleased with the outcome.

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