Volleyball tournaments are popular with young, fit, Americans who have been cooped up aboard ship or on FOB's for weeks at a time.
Well I think it's sweet that the princelings are so benevolent to our troops... perhaps they'll even serve them cookies and lemonade...
Just the same, the OPECkers need to be reminded that we're not there to serve as their private security force. Afterall, they (and the Saudis and Kuwaitis) are the spineless ones who stopped Papa Bush from removing Saddam 15 years ago. If they want to be our allies, they have to start instituting democratic reforms in their own nations.... and stop meddling in OUR national politics through oil puppets like Dubya.