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BAHRAIN
Strategic significance:
U.S. Navy headquarters for the Gulf region
In the 1991 Gulf War they:
Joined the U.S.-led coalition
Now they:
Oppose a war, but are likely to give tacit support to a U.S. invasion
Their interest in Iraq:
Ensuring that regime-change doesn't threaten their own stability
Domestic concerns:
The Sunni monarchy is facing an increasingly vocal challenge from Islamist parties among the Shiite majority, which could be exacerbated by a war
Price for backing the U.S.:
Quick, decisive victory, leaving behind a stable, Sunni-dominated political order; renewed U.S. peace efforts in the Middle East
A Bahraini viewpoint: www.bahraintribune.com/home.asp
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