5 definitions
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 the base everyone in the region can find on a map, which is both the point and the problem.
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 America's forward command post, rented from a host who also takes calls from America's enemies.
Al Udeid Air Base (n.) is where Washington's Middle East policy actually lives, far from the speeches about it.