Georgia wants to be invaded

We noted before that the DoD had chosen to leave AFRICOM in Stuttgart, until some Congresscritter intervened. Well, guess what...

Georgia's Congressional delegation is at it again:

Georgia politicians are lobbying to bring the U.S. military’s new Africa command center here, a move endorsed by Andrew Young, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
In an Oct. 30 letter to U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, U.S. Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson and other elected officials pitched Georgia as an attractive location for AFRICOM, now located in Stuttgart, Germany.
Specifically, the leaders suggested Forts McPherson and Gillem and Dobbins Air Reserve Base, all in metro Atlanta.

Because Atlanta is soooooo much closer to Africa than, say, anywhere in Europe.

By: Brant