US Building Military Base On Top Iraqi Oil Platform
12 November 2007
U.S. Digs In to Guard Iraq Oil Exports
Long-Term Presence Planned
KHAWR AL AMAYA OIL TERMINAL, Iraq -- The U.S. Navy is building a military installation atop this petroleum-export platform as the U.S. establishes a more lasting military mission in the oil-rich north Persian Gulf.
The U.S. Navy is quietly building a new military installation atop Khawr Al Amaya, one of two Iraqi export terminals.