CENTCOM move lays groundwork for possible campaign

AP via Navy Times ^ | September 13, 2002 | Robert Burns

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

The Pentagon

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If Saudi Arabia were to prohibit the United States from using its command post to coordinate attacks on Iraq, the facilities at Qatar’s al-Udeid Air Base could serve the same purpose. There is some question, however, about the Qatari government’s willingness to play that role.

I disagree, it looks like Qatar has already bellied up to the bar.

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And Qatar has the worlds largest natural gas deposits...trillions of cubic meters...