MAJOR BASES = LONG COMMITMENT IN FACE OF UNCLEAR POLICY

"The Army is building $1.1 billion worth of military bases and other facilities in Afghanistan and is planning to start an additional $1.3 billion in projects this year... Massive construction of barracks, training areas, headquarters, warehouses and airfields for use by U.S. and Afghan security forces -- which could reach $4 billion -- signals a long-term U.S. military commitment at a time when the incoming Obama administration's policy for the Afghan war is unclear..."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/12/AR2009011203015.html