Secretary Cohen meets with Sultan Quboos bin Said Al-Said, ruler of Oman. Secretary of Defense William Cohen (left) meets with Sultan Quboos bin Said Al-Said, ruler of Oman, in his desert encampment about 100 miles outside the city of Muscat, Oman, on Nov. 5, 1998. Cohen came to tell Quboos about the military action planned against Iraq by the United States and Great Britain if Saddam Hussein persisted in his refusal to allow United Nations weapons inspectors to perform their tasks. Oman was one of eleven nations Cohen visited with his message during his four-day trip to Europe and the Middle East. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.05 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 786864-A-LPE14-000.jpg Photo Gallery