We have one ally in the middle east - that is Israel. This would be something that we would be wise to remember. The degree to which the rest of them hate us varies, but they do hate us.
Well stated. The government of Jordan doesn't hate us either. That being said, the recent epiphany of the UAE with respect to Al Qaeda does not excuse their prior bad acts nor their continued support of Hamas.
"The degree to which the rest of them hate us varies, but they do hate us."
Nonsense. There are many, many in the midle east who hate America. They may well number in the tens (if not hundreds) of millions. But this Arab=Enemy of America logis is disturbing. Islamic Radical=Enemy of America.
Islamic Radicals may well be a subset of Arabs, maybe even a large one. But they aren't the whole. I spend a fair bit of time in the UAE (Dubai). It is a nation of breathtaking ambition. It could be to the midle east as Taiwan is to China. But some cheapshot populist electoral focussed morons dropped the ball strategically for a couple of cheap votes.