>"Just how many times do you think you can spit in someones/a nations face before they retaliate when they've gone out of their way, at the risk of danger to themselves, to be cooperative?"<
-well, we continue to do business with the U.A.E. in spite of the fact that they have "spit in our face", by voting against the U.S. in the UN, 70 to 85% of the time, over the last 4 years.
In 2004, the UAE voted against the U.S. almost 88% of the time:
Frequency that Arab States Vote with the United States at the UN (2004)
>"Jut curious.....do you have anyone 'in country' at the present time?"<
-Yes, I did: a Marine.
Well thankyou for his service to our country, but I would have thought for that reason alone you would have a little more insight into how serious the situation is instead of making light of it and realizing how much we are at their mercy for continued success in the ME.