In 2005, the Americans "did" finally announce they would come when an accord was reached allowing them a permanent base at Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport near Constanţa. The Communist regime had long since been overthrown, however, and the expression "vin americanii!" was used in a more jocular or ironic fashion this time around. A similar pattern took place in 2011 when the United States announced plans to set up a missile defence system in Deveselu Commune. The 2007 film "California Dreamin'" also plays on the theme: one of its protagonists suffered as a boy during the bombing of Bucharest and his parents, who eagerly awaited the Americans, were instead arrested by the Soviets, so he is quite resentful toward the American troops who finally arrive in his village in 1999 to take part in operations for the Kosovo War. Additionally, the phrase was associated with Michael Jackson's wildly popular Bucharest concerts, with emblematic products such as Coca-Cola and McDonald's and with popular culture offerings such as soap operas and MTV.