many Muricans ever became exasperated (?) with the frequent smarmy comments by our Presidents re ~ "our Arab friends, the Saudis" [absurd as That notion - also implying that: the ibn Saud ruling family represented anything like the ordinary sentiments of even the Saudi-Arabian % of the Arab population!]
Could there be Any relations among nation-states without a 90% lie-content within every exchange? {Sheesh} no wonder bizness is like war is like 'diplomacy' is like ____: eternal lies. Our most predictable common Heritage\ufffd ?
Newt shaking Clinton's hand re election finance reform! ('94 was it?)
Arafat.. shaking (anyone's) hand!
Pope apologizes for the Inquisition, sorta!
Bush-I emissary tells Saddam: 'not to worry' about invading Kuwait!
Ashton