Officer: US Has No ‘Plan B’ For Bahrain Naval Base
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WASHINGTON — The US military has failed to prepare a realistic “plan B” if political turmoil forces the closure of a vital naval base in Bahrain, a naval officer argued in a report released Monday.The Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain is the most important US maritime base in the Middle East, but senior officers have become complacent about its future, Cmdr. Richard McDaniel asserts.“Surprisingly, military leaders have no ‘Plan B’ if strategic access in Bahrain is jeopardized,” Read more [...]