Sitting Ducks: American Bases, Iranian Missiles
Iran need only close the Strait of Hormuz and crater eight runways to strand 40,000 US troops. That’ll be Day One. Saddam doubted Americans could stomach a 10,000-casualty battle. Trump seems determined to test that hypothesis;
By William Walter Kay BA JD —— Bio and Archives--February 22, 2026
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A dozen US bases, housing 40,000 personnel, hunker perilously close to Iran.
These include two air bases in northern Iraq’s Kurdish region. Built by Saddam Hussein, Harir Air Base was seized by US forces in 2003. A small contingent remains at Harir while more attention lavishes on Erbil International Airport, 70 kilometers southwest of Harir, 115 kilometers from Iran.
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