Summary A foiled coup plot in Qatar raises questions about the ability of the government in Doha to survive, and with that, about U.S. access to the massive al-Udeid air base. If Qatar is forced to rethink and limit its cooperation with the U.S. military, then it could remove a key component of Washington's war plan for Iraq. Analysis STRATFOR sources, including Qatari diplomats and Russian military intelligence officials, confirm that authorities in Qatar foiled a coup plot this month after one of the conspirators betrayed the group for money. Arabicnews.com on Oct. 16 cited rumors out of Cairo and the Gulf States that the Qatari government had arrested "scores" of high-ranking army officers on the evening of Oct. 12, after the plot was exposed. The report also claimed that U.S. troops were involved in the crackdown, establishing roadblocks and, in plain clothes, participating in the arrest of suspects.