i think after all of the comments a lot has fallen on deaf ears ... firstly it seems u still think that u will only be able to get a drink if u go to the u.s. base ... u will not get it unless u work as a sub-contractor or something and anyway who'd want to go there i dont know its a dump. Yes, there are americans, yes bars, certainly not as much as possible as u.s. but its what u make of it, allot has to do with getting a group of friends etc.

and there are some american military ... very few .. most are sent for r&r to qatar for 3/4days ... and believe many do not know they are in qatar .. i've met a few and they think qatar is part of saudi as they do (with the rest of middle east including oman, bahrain, uae) although they do not know what these are called. I assume when they here state of Qatar; they assume like State of Kansas rather than a different sovereign power. And why you would want to mix with the military is beyond me ... most of the workers (taking away the cheap sub-cont workforce) are here because they are educated etc but most of the military are young 'kids' whom being in the army is a job (as it is better than being uneployed and and just sitting around back home.

anyways, hope have not comfused you more; oh and have my look at my post earlier (ithink the dating one) ...it has websites of pics ... have a look