[bert]

I take a more positive outlook.

We as American business men have daily ongoing dealings with the various Arab nations mentioned. As far as I can see, those relations have not changed. The commercial ties remain strong.

The are not dummies and know that America is not Barack Obama. It is Barack Obama and his minions that have lost credibility.

The recent decisions are evidence that they have decided to follow a course deemed to be best by the Obamaless coalition. The world is laughing at the Obama regime.

There is a strong tendency onFree Republic to view all the mideast through a warped Islamic prism. That view is severely distorted. The real power lies with the money men

[factoryrat]

I understand that part, but it is the political meddling that has caused more problems than it has solved. As far as business goes, wait until the US government under obama starts using sanctions to smack down anyone who refuses to side with their jihadi buddies in the muslim brotherhood.Even obama himself said he would side with the muslims if opinion turned against them, and so far, through his actions and policies, he is siding with the most radical elements of islam, including the MB, IS, and hamas. Of course the ME has plenty of other customers in the rest of the world, and it would probably be easier to deal with them, instead of a radicalized US regime.