People come here for vacation

I could go on and on about the dichotomy of Al Udeid. On one hand, the base is in the Middle East, surround by terrorist harboring nations and across the way lies a very determined enemy. Yet on the other hand, people come to Doha Qatar for vacation. I've been to downtown Doha as much as possible and the city is really very nice and there is an amazing mix of people. There is a large population of Indian's, Pakistani's, Iranians with some British businessmen mixed in. The Qatari's stick out because of their traditional garb, but aside from that it's business as usual.

With all that, we are still here taking a large number of precautions (of which I can't discuss) and spending a lot of money to prevent a no-kidding attack on the base. I'm don't get it, but what do I know.