Spencer Akerman reports from the front lines; I haven’t been able to learn yet how much it all cost, but Bagram is starting to feel like a dynamic exurb before the housing bubble burst. There was actually a traffic jam this afternoon on the southern side of the base, owing to construction-imposed bottlenecks, something I didn’t think possible in late summer 2008.
Spencer Akerman reports from the front lines; I haven’t been able to learn yet how much it all cost, but Bagram is starting to feel like a dynamic exurb before the housing bubble burst. There was actually a traffic jam this afternoon on the southern side of the base, owing to construction-imposed bottlenecks, something I didn’t think possible in late summer 2008. Via Wired's Danger Room Relatedly, go read Jesse Wolfe's Archinect School Blog for University of Hawaii. Jesse recently left for a one year posting with the State Department in Afghanistan, where he will will be completing an “alternative experience” practicum, while serving as a political advisor.