According to a Senate aide, the White House is now threatening to put Nebraska's Offutt Air Force Base on the BRAC list if Nelson doesn't fall into line.
Offutt Air Force Base employs some 10,000 military and federal employees in Southeastern Nebraska. As our source put it, this is a "naked effort by Rahm Emanuel and the White House to extort Nelson's vote." They are "threatening to close a base vital to national security for what?" asked the Senate staffer.
Offutt is the home of the US Strategic Command, and is so centrally located in the country for reasons of both national security and geographic reality. For the White House to play politics with this location is not merely disgusting and irresponsible, but also un-American and arguably grounds for impeachment if the threat was made with the knowledge and consent of the president.
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Could be. Offutt is the home of the US Strategic Command, and is so centrally located in the country for reasons of both national security and geographic reality. For the White House to play politics with this location is not merely disgusting and irresponsible, but also un-American and arguably grounds for impeachment if the threat was made with the knowledge and consent of the president.Posted by: Greg at 12:21 PM
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