Posted on 03/06/2006 6:50:20 AM PST by RepublicNewbie
The United States is, without a doubt, the most generous country in the world. We are generous in times of natural disaster, donating untold amounts of dollars to help rebuild the lives of those devastated by tsunamis, earthquakes, and other emergencies. We are generous in the defense of freedom, offering military aid to oppressed peoples longing for democracy.
Unfortunately, we have also become generous with countries that do not have our best interests at heart.
For instance, let's consider the United Nations voting records of various Arabic and Islamic states. Back in the early part of the ‘90s, American servicemen and women put their lives on the line to liberate Kuwait. Our reward? Kuwait votes against the U.S. in the U.N. 67 percent of the time. That's the type of return we receive for our military investment in Kuwait.
Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates, poised to take over our ports, voted against us 70 percent of the time. Given that fact, can the UAE really be considered a friend of the U.S.?
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I wish people would get this. Libya was not our friend - but they have disarmed because they saw what happened to Iraq. I believe the same happened to the UAE. They saw what happened in Iraq.
Maybe the UAE has not always sided with us in the past .. but their current actions speak louder than those past misguided votes.
The UAE provides us with AN AIRBASE, A FRIENDLY PORT, and A TRAINING FACILITY. No other Arab country is providing so much. And .. the airbase in the UAE is right across from Iran. Staging a bombing run would be much easier from there then from America. This is why the President calls them a friend "in the WOT".
I'm sure the UAE is not perfect .. nobody is.
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