Ally in ports deal is valued by U.S. military

[sabra]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11518482/

Ally in ports deal is valued by U.S. military
United Arab Emirates might also be great logistical hub for al-Qaida


WASHINGTON - The United States considers the United Arab Emirates an ally in the war against terrorism, and maintains an important yet politically sensitive relationship with the Persian Gulf country.

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The world’s fifth-largest oil exporter, the UAE is located along the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow passage for shipping in the Persian Gulf and just a short distance from Iran’s southern coast.

The U.S. has a “superb” military relationship with the country, Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters this week. He also said U.S. forces use UAE seaports and air fields for logistics support and for training of Air Force pilots.

“In everything that we have asked and worked with them on, they have proven to be very, very solid partners,” Pace said.

[goforit]

1. BULL SHIT!!!!!!!

[saigon68]

5. Peter Pace gets on knees

To service the NeoCons

[Avalux]

2. Article courtesy of Rummie's Pentagon Propoganda Dept.

:rofl:

(don't know what else to do but laugh at this point.)

[rodeodance]

3. you are prob. right.

[Megahurtz]

9. Yeah, they've been spittin' 'em out today!

:rofl:

[ConcernedCanuk]

4. Getting tired of the USA's rhetoric on "the War on Terrorism"

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The USA's Administration and Military are the Terrorist threat to the world

They just piss off other countries so they can go massacre them

The World ain't fooled by a long shot as to who the real terrorists are

Just the USA electorate (aka - sheeples)

(sigh)

[Bob3]

6. Big deal - they thought the Marco's were the bee's knees too

It meant the didn't have to pay too much for use of the Philippines as a base (Marcos was paid off in other ways). The military brass finds it easier to deal with dictators - you know who to bribe you don't have to worry too much about what the common clay think of the base and what not. It's much simpler.

[Auntie Bush]

8. That's why bush* said he wished he could be a Dictator: Then he

wouldn't have deal with our pesky congress! Oh I forgot! He doesn't! I guess he THINKS he IS a Dictator!

[Kahuna]

7. They value Pakistan too. Yet I doubt they would trust them with

control of our ports.

[pinniped]

10. These POS read the gunnut boards and saw how the kooks....

were trying to rationalizing the sell-out deal.

I guess they can all rest easy now since their monarch has confirmed their suspicions.

They all agree it's about Iran.

[screembloodymurder]

11. Wasn't there an incident at one of our bases in Dubai?

If they can't keep our bases safe, how can they guarantee our ports?