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To: RetiredNow who wrote (278775)	3/7/2006 12:54:37 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1572253

That article is not meaningful at all. Unlike the US, the surrounding countries maintain normal relations with Iran. It's similar to the Iranians getting upset with the Taiwanese because the Taiwanese and the US are buddies. It doesn't happen that way. Of course the UAE and Iran are going to try to maintain good relations. They are right next to each other on the map, and Iranians make up somewhere between 1% and 25% of the UAE population (depending on who you beleive). Why shouldn't the US and Iran maintain good relations? Answer me that. What does the US have to gain by trying to isolate Iran in world affairs, rather than trying to incorporate them into world affairs in the way the US does Pakistan? As usual, the elephant in the room is Israel. I don't think Israel should be the US's fight. Democracy says the views of 1.2 billion Muslims should trump the views of ~6 million Israelis. Geography says Israel is at best a multi-cultural land, and more likely primarily Muslim land (just look at a map). American's view that all men are created equal says that a country which grants citizenship to an Australian Jew but not to a stateless Muslim born in land occuppied by Israel is wrong. So you tell me, why is the US not making more of an effort to have "good relations" with Iran in the way that the UAE is making that effort. I'll be for the UAE it will pay off well economically and culturally and enhance the UAE's security. Why isn't the US making the same effort?