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Al Udeid Air Base (n.) is a runway that lets a small emirate punch with someone else's air force.
Al Udeid Air Base (n.) is where Washington's Middle East policy actually lives, far from the speeches about it.
Al Udeid Air Base (n.) is America's forward command post, rented from a host who also takes calls from America's enemies.
Al Udeid Air Base (n.) is a shield for the country that hosts it and a bullseye painted on the same spot.
Al Udeid Air Base (n.) is the base everyone in the region can find on a map, which is both the point and the problem.