"I've said it before and I'll say it again: Democracy simply doesn't work."
Personally, I agree with the UAE. Did we all think it was risk free for them to allow American warships to pay visits there? They could have just said no...I think they have a right to be indignant. In my opinion, this whole thing is politics in an election year.
I'm with you. This is an election year fiasco that will have reprecussions for decades.
Our biggest trade deficit ever in January. You think the USA is bullet proof?
"Personally, I agree with the UAE. Did we all think it was risk free for them to allow American warships to pay visits there? They could have just said no..."
...and they should have. The only reason they didn't is they like the money. Dubai is trying to transform it's economy to finance and tourism from oil. No way they can do that if they start getting picky about who they allow to dock there.
Remember election year political gutlessness trumps the war on terror, now maybe the idiot anti deal bunch will wake up..but I doubt it.
They have us there, just as with Qatar and Bahrain, because they want our protection from larger Arab countries. This won't change.
They are raising a large stink for Arab consumption.
If this had happened in 2000, no problem.