I was in the Air Force in Riyadh during the Gulf War - living in "Eskan Village" - south west of town, and just north of a Patriot missle battery. Many US servi

I was in the Air Force in Riyadh during the Gulf War - living in "Eskan Village" - south west of town, and just north of a Patriot missle battery. Many US servicemen (including myself) went up on the roofs of their housing units to watch the Scud/Patriot fireworks every night -- I don't think anybody had any illusions that we were "protected" by the Scuds -- everybody knew the shrapnel would land somewhere, even if in slightly smaller bits -- people felt "safe" just because of the math of probability - the risk of you being hit by anything falling from the sky was quite low, given the size of Riyadh! You could stand on the water tower on your roof and see lit cigarettes for blocks around (other guys up on their roofs watching the show). Ahh! Good times...