Word: saudi
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Bahrain - If Iraq can threaten Saudi oil fields, it can do the same to those in this tiny Persian Gulf sheikdom. It also serves as home to the U.S. 5th Fleet...
...Saudi Arabia - The Saudis would be happy to see the leader of their menacing neighbor to the north go. But, mindful of local anti-American sentiment, has yet to give permission for American jet fighters to launch raids into Iraq from its bases...
...Setback for Iraq Attack Saudi Arabia won't let the U.S. use its bases for an attack on Iraq, at least not right now. That's a big boost for Saddam. Albright Denies Lack of Arab Support TIME Online Special: Back to the Brink...
...RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said Monday it would support a U.S. attack on Iraq if diplomacy fails, but, according to high-placed Saudi sources, it hasn't agreed to be a staging ground for the attack ? and that, at least, is good news for Saddam. The lack of a ground-based command-and-control structure, including airstrips and vast support facilities, would affect the scale and scope of an American assault. "If it's a carrier-based attack they won't be able to deliver much firepower," says TIME Washington correspondent Douglas Waller. "Not having any ground-based assets forces...
...Madeleine Albright, touring the Gulf Monday and stopping off in Riyadh, conspicuously sidestepped the issue of using Saudi bases. "If we had gotten a yes," fretted one anonymous administration official, "she would have said so." TIME's man at the Pentagon, Mark Thompson, thinks it's only a matter of time ? and pressure. "We saved Saudi Arabia from potential invasion during the Gulf War," says Thompson. "They owe us a lot of money. If we want to use those bases, we will get them...