U.S. Planning Troop Buildup in Gulf After Exit From Iraq (Published 2011)

United States soldiers performed a closing ceremony on Oct. 20 for a base in Tikrit, now under the control of Iraqi forces.Credit...Andrea Bruce for The New York Times MacDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The Obama administration plans to bolster the American military presence in the Persian Gulf after it withdraws the remaining troops from Iraq this year, according to officials and diplomats. That repo