[The Duke]

Actually, I think we're forgetting the perfect country in which we should establish our military base - Iraq itself! (Although, I should accompany this with the disclaimer that I disagree with the strategy of going to war against Iraq).

[LenS]

the perfect country in which we should establish our military base - Iraq itself!

Agreed. Bases in Southern Iraq would be both away from populated areas and in the perfect position to annex Saudi, some Iraqi and Kuwaiti oil fields as well as threaten Syria, Jordan, Iran and Egypt. We could set up Corp-sized NTC's in the Iraqi desert without having to worry about enviro-wackos complaints either.