1.   Allied warplanes are based at Incirlik to protect the self-rule Kurdish zone.

2.   Aziz listed a series of grievances against Kuwait including its hosting of Iraqi opposition figures and its allowing the United States and Britain to base warplanes in the emirate.

3.   He listed a series of grievances against Kuwait including its hosting of Iraqi opposition figures and its allowing the United States and Britain to base warplanes in the emirate.

4.   It was less clear why Bahrain acceded to a U.S. request to base warplanes in the tiny island emirate.

5.   Some U.S. warplanes are based in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and Britain also has aircraft based in Kuwait.

6.   Some U.S. warplanes are based in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and Britain also stations aircraft in Kuwait.

7.   The United States also has many Air Force warplanes based at Aviano, Italy, just across the Adriatic from Sarajevo.

8.   The United States has warplanes based in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.