[vance]

*Mr Al Huwaihi also stressed the importance of boycotting American products to try to pressurise America into a policy of fairness instead of one of support for the Israelis.

To Hell with them if they don't like America or American policy.

[LarryLied]

They like America and have been a good ally. Bahrain sent a frigate to help us off the coast of Pakistan. They don't like Israel and the more we are seen as the power behind the IDF, the less they will like us. That airfield came in handy both in the Gulf War and Afghanistan. You can't land C-5's on aircraft carriers.

[Rudder]

They hate you and me because we are Americans. I don't know a single Bahrainian and I am sure I didn't offend anyone from that country.

What did you do to piss them off? And, if you didn't do anything to offend them, who from our country did?