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To: JRandomFreeper

I know there is violence and instability in every mid east nation, I am aware that anything can happen at any given time. And that there is not really any Arab nation where people are content at all with their governments.

I only meant about relative liklihoods and unliklihoods. There is a reason these uorisings have now engulfed a nation like Egypt but not Saudi Arabia, despite the fact that Egypt has much larger population and a more powerful military.

And the UAE;s population is prediminantly foreign workers from South and SE Asia whose sole priority is supporting their families back home. The actual Arabs, a good percentage of whom are ridiculously rich and overindulged, are the minority.


23 posted on 01/28/2011 9:38:39 PM PST by emax
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To: emax

the UAE. Yes, but that’s a bubble. The moment it bursts (and it will), the Emirates will return to being pearl fishermen.


45 posted on 01/28/2011 10:52:21 PM PST by Cronos
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To: emax
Lots of poor Arab Saudis over there. And the House of Saud has been riding a razor for a long time. I guess you don't personally remember 1964 or 1975.

/johnny

46 posted on 01/28/2011 10:58:57 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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