Bodhi...the Lend Lease program from Bermuda's perspective:
The US is granted a 99 year lease to establish two naval bases.
They do so and pump millions into the local economy.
Budget cuts and the collapse of the Soviet Union means that these bases are no longer viable.
The US pulls out.
The US leaves us with a massive ecological mess as a result of illegally dumping all kinds of waste into a natural cave system. This waste includes everything from JP5 jet fuel sludge to raw sewage to disposable US navy issue tampons.
This waste will cost about 50-100 million to clean up,but the caves would not be able to sustain any life at all. They are dead. The island's water table is threatened as a result, making well water in that area at least totally polluted.
As compensation the US government pays 11 million dollars to wash their hands of the situation.
The local government accepts, and quite likely deposits most of it into Swiss bank accounts.
Debt paid and a huge mess which is someone else's problem.
