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Kevin Brooks wrote:
"Henry J Cobb" wrote in message
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How many sorties did the Air Force fly out of Saudi Arabia for OIF?

More than either party will admit, I believe. AWACS, tankers, etc. seem to
have flown from their, though not actual strikers.

Very different situation. We *gave* Okinawa back to the Japanese after
kicking their butts in WWII--with the understanding we get to keep
the base there (and use it as we see fit). A bit different from our
being essentially a visitor in SA.

More importantly, Japan has a similar relationship to Taiwan as the United
States does. Officially it discourages independance, but it has quietly
developed defense ties and would very likely assist in the defense of
Taiwan. They might not actually thrown in combat forces, but Japanese ports
and bases would almost certainly be available, and they might even provide
logistical support.

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How many sorties did the Air Force fly out of Saudi Arabia for OIF?

More than either party will admit, I believe. AWACS, tankers, etc. seem to
have flown from their, though not actual strikers.


Dont be so sure on that last one. They were finding quite inventive ways as
to what could be classified as a "support" aircraft. It will probably be some
time before it is fully declassified as to what aircraft flew from where, but a
certain country east of Iraq that begins with a J was utilized too.


Ron
Tanker 65, C-54E (DC-4)

"Ron" wrote in message
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How many sorties did the Air Force fly out of Saudi Arabia for OIF?

More than either party will admit, I believe. AWACS, tankers, etc. seem
to
have flown from their, though not actual strikers.


Dont be so sure on that last one. They were finding quite inventive ways
as
to what could be classified as a "support" aircraft. It will probably be
some
time before it is fully declassified as to what aircraft flew from where,
but a
certain country east of Iraq that begins with a J was utilized too.

It is no secret that the US flew over Israel and Jordan to strike Iraq. The
aircraft carrier parked of Isreal in the Med was a hint. Overflying Saudi
only became an issue after USN kept crashing cruise missiles in the Saudi
Desert.

Dont be so sure on that last one. They were finding quite inventive ways
as
to what could be classified as a "support" aircraft. It will probably be
some
time before it is fully declassified as to what aircraft flew from where,
but a
certain country east of Iraq that begins with a J was utilized too.

It is no secret that the US flew over Israel and Jordan to strike Iraq. The
aircraft carrier parked of Isreal in the Med was a hint. Overflying Saudi
only became an issue after USN kept crashing cruise missiles in the Saudi
Desert.

I was hinting at the fact that we did fly aircraft from Jordan.






Ron
Tanker 65, C-54E (DC-4)

"Ron" wrote in message
...
Dont be so sure on that last one. They were finding quite inventive
ways
as
to what could be classified as a "support" aircraft. It will probably
be
some
time before it is fully declassified as to what aircraft flew from
where,
but a
certain country east of Iraq that begins with a J was utilized too.

It is no secret that the US flew over Israel and Jordan to strike Iraq.
The
aircraft carrier parked of Isreal in the Med was a hint. Overflying
Saudi
only became an issue after USN kept crashing cruise missiles in the Saudi
Desert.

I was hinting at the fact that we did fly aircraft from Jordan.

It is a different thing to fly from Jordan, than to fly from Saudi. The
comparison of Jordan supporting the democratization of Iraq is a little
different from Saudi doing so. There is also the issue of the US staying
too long on Moslem Holy Land and the need to get out of Saudi. If the
previous Administration had made some move to get out of Saudi, there would
not have been so much co-operation with America's enemies by other Nations.

"Ron" wrote in message
...
Dont be so sure on that last one. They were finding quite inventive
ways
as
to what could be classified as a "support" aircraft. It will probably
be
some
time before it is fully declassified as to what aircraft flew from
where,
but a
certain country east of Iraq that begins with a J was utilized too.

It is no secret that the US flew over Israel and Jordan to strike Iraq.
The
aircraft carrier parked of Isreal in the Med was a hint. Overflying
Saudi
only became an issue after USN kept crashing cruise missiles in the Saudi
Desert.

I was hinting at the fact that we did fly aircraft from Jordan.

Then tell us "a certain country [WEST] of Iraq".
Had me going for a while what you were talking about...

In article ,
362436 (Ron) wrote:

How many sorties did the Air Force fly out of Saudi Arabia for OIF?

More than either party will admit, I believe. AWACS, tankers, etc. seem to
have flown from their, though not actual strikers.

Dont be so sure on that last one. They were finding quite inventive ways as
to what could be classified as a "support" aircraft. It will probably be
some time before it is fully declassified as to what aircraft flew from where, but
a certain country east of Iraq that begins with a J was utilized too.

??

Japan? Long commute.

(Jordan is west of Iraq.)