Closing Bases Can Be Good For Business, Brookings Scholars Say; Some Locals May Want Them Shuttered

Closing Bases Can Be Good For Business, Brookings Scholars Say; Some Locals May Want Them Shuttered
Closing Bases Can Be Good For Business, Brookings Scholars Say; Some Locals May Want Them Shuttered

Technicians work on a Pratt & Whitney 2000 engine, used by both commercial and military aircraft. WASHINGTON: Close bases. It’s often good for the local economy. Yes, sequester’s a disaster and the federal government is gridlocked. But as a country, “we’re still kicking ass in a lot of areas,” Brookings Institution expert Michael O’Hanlon told…