[Echo Talon]

Free rides over. Let them pay for the service. They benefit far more then we do from the patrolling. And they know it too. They would squeal like pigs if we pulled out, just like the Germans when we started to close bases. I'm sick of so called "allies" who whine and bitch when they don't get everything their way. If the UAE doesn't think it's in their strategic interest to be our allies fine, they can go f themselves. How long is capital going to flow into their Middle East "Hong Kong", a stones throw from the insane Iranians if it's stripped of our protection?

It is in OUR interest to patrol those waters, 25% of the worlds oil goes though the Straight of Hormuz, you think $60 per barrel is bad. Imagine if that were more like $90+per

[Kozak]

Yeah it's in our interest, but EVEN MORE in theirs. Who do you think is getting the 60 bucks per? And those little toads know it too. If we called their bluff they would be BEGGING us to come back.