Central Asia: U.S. Military buildup on Chinese, Iranian and Russian borders by Rick Rozoff http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/77294

"With the announcement of new U.S. military bases in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in addition to the indefinite maintenance of those in the latter country, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, and with American and NATO military strength in Afghanistan at a record 150,000 troops, there is no indication that the Pentagon and the North Atlantic military bloc intend to leave the strategic arc that begins in the South Caucasus and ends at the Chinese border."