[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.

[bert]

You speak of middle east customers here. I’m talking about American customers in the Arab states. The Arabs are still very good customers of American industry. We sell them lots of stuff. They like American products.

America has extensive investment in Arab companies. Look up the Sadara Jubail to find one such massive project currently underway.

Although there is an emphasis on oil, trade is not limited to oil or petroleum products.