US Fleet May Quit Troubled Bahrain -- The Australian/The TimesTHE US Navy is looking at plans to move its Fifth Fleet away from Bahrain amid fears over violence and continued instability in the Gulf kingdom.
Sources in Washington and the Gulf have confirmed a growing consensus around the idea of relocating the fleet after the recent crackdown on anti-government protests that left at least 32 dead.
Politicians in Washington are concerned the navy's continued presence a few kilometers from the centre of the capital Manama lends tacit support to Bahrain's suppression of the opposition, amid allegations of systematic human rights abuses.
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My Comment: What a signal this would make .... the Bahrain Kingdom has been one of America's closest allies in the Middle East .... the departure of the Fifth Fleet would be a signal to everyone in the Middle East that America is now willing to throw our closest allies under the bus. After Egypt.... the sheikdoms lost a lot of confidence and trust in U.S. policy. Rejecting Bahrain will be a signal to them that it is now time for them to find other alliances and relationships that is independent from the U.S.
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