US May Close Some Middle East Bases for Good

Sunday, October 04, 2026

America's military footprint in the Middle East is shrinking, as the U.S. assesses its role in Gulf conflicts following extensive base damage during the Iran war.

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... The last U.S. troops pulled out of Iraq Wednesday, highlighting a shifting " and shrinking " American military footprint in the Middle East.

That footprint is expected to become even smaller as Pentagon officials, surveying extensive damage to U.S. bases in the Persian Gulf caused by the war in Iran, are reportedly considering shuttering some of those installations.

From Tehran's perspective, these are exciting developments. It's just what its leaders have been hoping for, and demanding, for decades. That doesn't necessarily make the U.S. base closures a bad idea, some analysts say. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-10-04 12:05 AM | Reply

reportedly considering shuttering some of those installations.

I bet Qatar won't be affected.

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-10-04 12:17 AM | Reply

A yuge rethink and reformulation is required from a regime in the thrall of ensh#ttification.

#3 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-10-04 09:27 AM | Reply

Because it would cost too much to rebuild them.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-10-04 11:24 AM | Reply

Good for America.

I bet Qatar won't be affected.
#2 | POSTED BY REDIAL

Well given the US doesn't actually own any bases in Qatar this would make sense.

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-10-04 11:28 AM | Reply

@#2 ... I bet Qatar won't be affected. ...

Maybe it depends upon if they were damages and how much damage they have.

Al Udeid Air Base
en.wikipedia.org

... Al Udeid Air Base ... is one of two military bases to the southwest of Doha, Qatar, in the municipality of Al Rayyan. It is the largest US military base in the Middle East, hosting approximately 10,000 military personnel as of 2026.[5] ...

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-10-04 01:18 PM | Reply

Article conveniently leaves out America's largest terrorist ME military base of them all: the ethnosupremacist, colonialist state of Israel.

#7 | Posted by Pumpkinhead at 2026-10-04 02:05 PM | Reply

The rancid orange pedo is doing a wonderful job protecting American military bases.

www.cbsnews.com

#8 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-10-04 03:52 PM | Reply