Transcript: Profile: Saudi Arabia refusing to allow US forces to use Prince Sultan Air Base to launch attacks against Iraq

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Profile: Saudi Arabia refusing to allow US forces to use Prince Sultan Air Base to launch attacks against Iraq

Host: BOB EDWARDS Time: 10:00-11:00 AM

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Despite its longtime alliance with the United States, Saudi Arabia insists that American forces will not be allowed to use a sophisticated air base to launch attacks against Iraq. Saudi officials say they don't want to antagonize Saudi and Muslim public opinion, which opposes a military campaign against Baghdad. Saudi analysts say the royal family has fears about how the kingdom might be affected by a US war on Iraq. From the capital, Riyadh, NPR's Kate Seelye reports.

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