Pentagon says Saudis will discreetly back war in Iraq Posted by Scott Manning on December 29, 2002 | Comments (0)

Saudi Arabia has privately told America it will be allowed to run support operations from air bases in the kingdom during any military operation against Iraq, the Pentagon claimed yesterday.Officials said that over the past two months discussions with the Saudi government had led to assurances that cargo flights and refuelling planes could operate from Prince Sultan air base, south of the capital, Riyadh.

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