In Kuwait, Panetta Affirms U.S. Commitment to Middle East | The New York Times

No Arab Spring for the Gulf-states in the Middle-east.

“The Defense Department today deploys about 50,000 military personnel in the Persian Gulf region, aboard warships and at bases, with 13,500 here in Kuwait, Mr. Panetta noted.” [[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/12/world/middleeast/in-kuwait-panetta-affirms-us-commitment-to-middle-east.html?src=rechp][ ]]

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