After nearly 9 years of U.S. war and occupation of Iraq, a war supposedly winding down, the U.S. military is planning to place thousands of troops just south of Iraq, in Kuwait. There is no word on how many U.S. soldiers would be located in Kuwait nor how many U.S. "contractors" will remain in Iraq, nor how many "contractors" will be deployed to Kuwait, nor is there word about how the U.S. will pay these massive expenses..
To read more about this, please see "U.S. Planning Troop Buildup in Gulf after Exit from Iraq," the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/world/middleeast/united-states-plans-post-iraq-troop-increase-in-persian-gulf.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2
"With an eye on the threat of a belligerent Iran, the administration is also seeking to expand military ties with the six nations in the Gulf Cooperation Council — Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. While the United States has close bilateral military relationships with each, the administration and the military are trying to foster a new 'security architecture' for the Persian Gulf that would integrate air and naval patrols and missile defense." So dear reader, brace yourself for a much bigger U.S. military presence in the region.
In Bahrain earlier this year when the people tried to peacefully overthrow their government and replace it with a democracy, the U.S. quietly helped to put down the demonstrations. Financial considerations aside, Bahrain plays too important a military role for the U.S. to allow the people to bring in a government other than one acceptable to the U.S. military.
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