Posted on 04/05/2002 7:37:28 PM PST by Pokey78
Edited on 09/03/2002 4:50:15 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The Pentagon has prepared detailed plans to move its military command post in Saudi Arabia to Qatar in the event the Saudi facility comes under attack or Saudi authorities attempt to deny U.S. access, defense officials said yesterday.
While the United States has quietly been shifting planes and munitions from the Saudi kingdom for several years, other steps to reduce U.S. dependence on Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan Air Base have taken on new urgency in light of the Bush administration's interest in possible military action against Iraq, the officials said.
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