How safe is Kuwait for US troops?
477846
Kuwait is very safe, don't want to go into too many details, but spending a year in Iraq, and a few weeks in Kuwait, I would rather be in Kuwait, they live a very easy life with very little worry of physical harm.\n\nEdit: Not really sure why they are sending a Ranger unit to Kuwait, but with his experience, and the low level of violence there, he will be fine.
219666
bagdad was always a hub of commerce & society. americans were safe up until the invasion. it was one of the last places in the middle east that i could get a drink, a woman could dress in modern clothes & have a job, gays were tollerated, trade was unrestricted & all people were welcome to enjoy all there was to offer. the only standing concern was to pisoff saddam.
1018552
I was in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm.  It was bleak.  After the war ended, many, many, many families were left homeless.  We had hundreds of Iraqi soldiers surrendering to us every day, just to get some food.  We helped many Iraqi families flee from Iraq into Saudi Arabia.  The skies black from all of the oil fields burning in neighboring Kuwait.  I lost a good friend there.
248260
ask saddam.. they live there in fear of an attack\n\nits not a good envr
800366
well when we were in ga it took after they gave you the 24 hour notice and keep calling! But iraq is not far from kuwaitt. The longest stop is when they stop in germany! i say about 15 hours good luck! I know i was up there 3 hours prior and u can also check with the band cause they have to play that is what my husband in the us army band!
1045616
Most of the land of Isreal is as safe as America.  Usually only areas near Palestine are at risk of violence.  It is a beautiful land with beautiful mixed culture.
89751
Check near U.S. military bases
294207
This illustrates our (American) emotional irrationale of Arabs.  Ask any high ranking Navy official, the Dubai ports in the East are the safest ports on the planet.  We, here in America have unfairly targeted DP AFTER allowing them to bid on this business.  We are shamefully hippocritical sometimes.  I'm a conservative, and am ashamed of my government at this point.
514443
There is no "safe" MOS.  if it's needed in the rear, it's needed at the front.  admin, mechanics everyone goes.  Even if you don't go in your MOS you can be detached so something else.  I know plenty of water dogs (water purification or something MOS) who were fapped out to the MP's to do patrols.  If you are afraid of the obligations, look else where.  Coast guard.  Peace Corps.  College.  If you join the military, odds are you'll go at least once.
470938
At this point of time the Department of tourism has not issued an American safety advisory, however, judging the violatle condition of Israel & Palastine I wouldn't be surprised if they do so in the near future. I want to tour part of Europe and have been told by an Air Force Major (friend) that if I do indeed want to plan that trip I need to get it done in the very near future.
504719
Kuwait maybe. not sure
1154519
if it wasn't the for the military, people would not feel safe enough to sleep well...As in, you would be worried all night that evil men would break down your doors and assalt you, but because the military is there, we keep the foreign invaders at bay and you are safe.
886285
you will receive an article 15 and be subjected to reduction in rank and pay and have to perform extra duty either in iraq or upon return from your deployment. my husband said you can do extra duty over there as well and they also have a prison in kuwait, so you can do jail time.
676310
The US Embassy recommends that American women in Kuwait act as they would in any major American city-- be alert to the possibility they may be followed,
766424
US & UK troops. You guys are great. You are doing a good job in very difficult cirumstances. Good luck and keep safe.\n\nI hope you are all home soon. When the job is done.
757808
It helped George Bush, Dick Cheney and all the other war profiteers such as Haliburton. \nWe are not safer.  As long as our troops are still in Iraq, we are at a higher risk of an attack on American soil.  We are fighting insurgents in Iraq, not the terrorists.  The terrorists know we are stretched thin in Iraq and know our own homeland security is very weak. \nWe are less safe than we were on 9/11.
973857
Possibly.......  the US already has a very large airbase in Saudi Arabia and troops stationed in Kuwait in smaller bases.  Potentially, the US may keep a base in a friendly area of Iraq potentially not in the contorversial areas like the Sunni triangle. (Possibly in the North).  Potentially, the British may maintain a presence in the Basra area to protect the exportation of oil  \n\nRegardless, this question is probably unanswerable at this time based on the current situation.  If troop numbers are declined soon, it is more unlikely that permanent bases will be established.