[Miss Marple]

This is an excellent piece. I only have one correction and put it forth because liberals will sieze on one mistake to justify ignoring all of your excellent reasoning and history.

Tha alliance between Egypt and Syria was the U.A.R., the United Arab Republic...NOT the U.A.E.

Thank you for posting this. It is very well-written.

[pickrell]

"..The alliance between Egypt and Syria was the U.A.R., the United Arab Republic...NOT the U.A.E..."

You are absolutely right! I knew as I was writing it that something was amiss in my memory, I just couldn't picture the name clearly enough in my mind. I only needed to see you write it to remember. Excellent eyes, Marple!!