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where a talking head or politician thinks that it is advantageous to put the welfare of the troops in the field at risk ...

the troops in the field are no more at risk today than yesterday, so please stop the hyperbole.

The UAE has already said it wants to maintain a good relationship with the US.

[muawiyah]

Look, Hannity knew what he was doing ~ he was risking the safety of our troops in the Middle East who depend on support from facilities in Dubai, and that's exactly what I said.

Whether the relative risk has increased or declined over the last week is different issue.

During wartime such things are far from hyperbole ~ that's the problem with so many of you people from California ~ you weren't attacked and simply have no feel for this.