[Lazamataz]

No just a good ole fashion Southern conservative

Oh, you mean a Democrat. Gotchya.

Call it liberal if you like, but if I can help out some serviceman

Cindy Sheehan thinks she's helping servicemen, too.

[bayourant]

Whatever dude. At least I am concerned about the stability of our bases there. I doubt Mrs Sheehan gives a big flip about the importance of strong military and commercial relationship with the UAE. I am sure at Camp Casey Mrs Sheehan is worried about intelligence sharing between the UAE and our intelligence agencies. It would seem that her lack or worry though is shared by many here. Congrats

[aligncare]

Try arguing the merits of your position, instead of engaging in personal attacks - you'll go farther in winning support for your views.

[muawiyah]

Laz, my man, our military in the ME uses Dubai as an R&R port. Over the course of a year we have 77,000 young men and women rotate through there.

We also use it as a permanent base of operations for air, ground and sea forces, and its deep water ports are the only ones in the region that can actually service aircraft carriers ~ which they do.

This campaign against Dubai carries with it the risk of endangering our military forces in the ME.

The only people who could possibly wish for such an outcome are those who do not want us there, or who want Saddam Hussein back in office, or who work for the Iranians.