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To: bentway who wrote (516076)	12/26/2003 12:36:55 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Chris, If what you say turns true, then Iraq will become a major target for terrorist activity.

To: bentway who wrote (516076)	12/26/2003 12:38:03 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

LOL...You really got to get out more. It is obvious that you have not spent time in the middle east. "continuously battling freedom fighters from within and insurgents from without."

To: bentway who wrote (516076)	12/26/2003 3:04:49 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Other than in Saudi Arabia, which limits our actions from there, the next largest permanent base is in Diego Garcia, That's incorrect. The U.S. is largely abandoning its installations in Saudi Arabia out of respect for the concerns of the Saudi royal family w/r/t national unpopularity of U.S. troops on Saudi soil. In the meantime, U.S. military installations in Qatar are growing at a rapid pace and represent the hub for all U.S. military operations in the Middle East. Additionally, large contingents of U.S. troops and supplies are now permanently located in Kuwait. Diego Garcia is a very important staging area, but its sphere of influence is quite a bit broader than the Gulf region alone.