Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair, right, visits members of the Royal Logistical Corps during at the Al Sha'afa camp in north Oman, Wednesday Oct. 10, 2001, as part of a two-day diplomatic visit to the area. More than 23,000 British troops are participating in the Swift Sword 2 military exercises with Omani forces. Others are unidentified. (AP Photo/Peter Macdiarmid/Daily Telegraph/pool)