[Sam the Sham]

And as I have said, there is no alliance. There never was. Nor could there ever be. It is just a deal with the Emir of Dubai for his own financial purposes. Not an alliance with a nation.

We have no more 'alliance' with UAE than we had with Imperial Iran. Will you ever learn anything about that part of the world or will you always be this simpleminded ?

[BlackbirdSST]

We have no more 'alliance' with UAE than we had with Imperial Iran. Will you ever learn anything about that part of the world or will you always be this simpleminded ?

Sam, is that open for vote? Blackbird.

[KJC1]

And as I have said, there is no alliance. There never was. Nor could there ever be. It is just a deal with the Emir of Dubai for his own financial purposes. Not an alliance with a nation.

They have helped us with intelligence since 9-11. They did not have to. Now, you bring up financial purposes, so let me ask you why the UAE would jeopardize their economy which in 10-15 years will rely almost entirely on business and tourism by "allowing" a breech or attack through DPW at one of our ports, or any Western port?

We have no more 'alliance' with UAE than we had with Imperial Iran. Will you ever learn anything about that part of the world or will you always be this simpleminded ?

I could ask the same of you, how simpleminded can you get? The more info the better. The more access the better. What part of that is hard to understand?

[TigersEye]

GEN. JOHN ABIZAID, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND: The United Arab Emirates is absolutely vital to our stake in the Arabian Gulf area, that they have been good partners, good allies.

Just another simple minded man.