[bayourant]

I think you will be fine. I have been watching the UAE blogs and paers a good deal. The reaction has not been so much rage or anger but a sense of profound dissapointment. The places will be as friendly to westerners as ever I suspect. Unless congress does something stupid again. BTW thanks for serving

[Drew68]

Unless congress does something stupid again. BTW thanks for serving

Thanks.

I've read that the Pentagon is trying to smooth things over. Last year some 77,000 liberty visits to Dubai were made by US Servicemen and women. We spend a lot of money over there and it is a little slice of paradise for those of us who find ourselves stuck in the Middle East. To be restricted to the "sandbox" (a secure, fenced-in location surrounding the ship and accessible only to sailors and select vendors) would be heartbreaking.

[maica]

The reaction has not been so much rage or anger but a sense of profound dissapointment. The places will be as friendly to westerners as ever I suspect. Unless congress does something stupid again. BTW thanks for serving

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I certainly hope so. Disappointment is my major emotion over this deal, too. The sheer vapidity of our congressmen has really brought me down.