terror threat to Bahrain
Dani,
Sorry old chap, I disagree slightly. Doha, Qatar is where the largest concentration of US force is now positioned. This is where the US Forces deployed to when they extracted themselves from various bases in Saudi Arabia in December '03. You may be correct on HQ location, however. Bahrain has always been a centre of ops for the US Navy...
The tensions which exist in KSA and which have fomented unrest do not exist in the UAE. Whist terrorsim is murderously unpredictable, and viciously strikes at "soft" targets, there is absolutely no evidence at this time of a possible incident. The mindset of citizens of UAE is not the same as their KSA counterparts. I think the forward and progressive Gulf nations will remain relatively peaceful. Bahrain had a few ugly incidents in the early and mid '90s, but that seems to have chilled. IMHO.
mach-hog