Thanks for a great laugh! Arabs, among whom speaking from both sides of the mouth is praised since times immemorial as wisdom and maturity, are... straightforward. Arabs, where switching sides and reneging on deals is routine and viewed as a signature of a statesman, are... sincere.
This is so touching, I would be in tears it I could stop laughing.
This post of boltfromblue should have ended the thread: I do not know what anyone can say to top this.