[Hugin]

Arab culture: Words without action have value (avoids conflict and saves face)
"Yes" is being polite, as required by culture.
Yes may mean "maybe"
Arabs reserve the right to look at the world in a subjective way.
An Arab will rarely admit to an error if it will cause loss of face.
Honor is more important than facts.

All of which helps explain why any treaty signed with Arabs isn't worth the paper it's written on.

[Delbert]

All of which helps explain why any treaty signed with Arabs isn't worth the paper it's written on. <---Actually it would be worth what ever the current market value of toilet paper is?