When they held local elections in Saudi Arabia, guess who won?
Islamists.
Ditto for Bahrain, and Kuwait.
The UAE is even worse than the former states, at least according to one poll, which indicates that over 70% of the Muslim native population has a hostile view of the United States.
At least there were ceremonies honoring the victims of September 11th in Kuwait.
I'm not aware of any similar ones taking place in Dubai, or Abu Dhabi, or anywhere else in the Trucial states.
They might have occurred, but the fact that I didn't see or hear of them-and most Americans weren't aware of them, if they did take place-is telling.
"When they held local elections in Saudi Arabia, guess who won?"
That would be the one where women could not vote.
Yes. many shared values/not
And every single President since this countries inception has been a Christian. I'm not sure your point is significant in this context.
"The UAE is even worse than the former states, at least according to one poll, which indicates that over 70% of the Muslim native population has a hostile view of the United States."
This statistic is being repeated over and over again. Almost as much as the poll that says 70% of Americans don't think the DPW deal should be permitted. I would suggest that a vast majority of Americans have a hostile view of Muslims. The common ingredient is fear and mutual distrust. The only cure is to increase interaction between the two nations.
"I'm not aware of any similar ones taking place in Dubai, or Abu Dhabi, or anywhere else in the Trucial states."
The UAE was one of the first countries in the world to offer its condolences to the United States after September 11. Every year since then it holds an official ceremony in memory of the Sept 11 victims.
"but the fact that I didn't see or hear of them-and most Americans weren't aware of them, if they did take place-is telling."
It is? Now that you know they've taken place, what does the fact you didn't know tell you? Maybe that what you read in the MSM about countries like the UAE isn't necessarily the whole picture? Why do you think our media would want you to think that the nations of the Middle East (heck, that all the nations of the world) do not support us or our war on terror? Is it possible the media is trying to convince you that we are on the wrong side of world opinion? Is the fact that your opinion is being actively shaped by a liberal MSM agenda becoming a little clearer?