Tuesday, January 15, 2008
France is east of Suez
France has signed a deal with the United Arab Emirates to build a base and station troops in Abu Dhabi. The countries also signed a deal to develop "peaceful nuclear power" together. While that second bit does not delight me, it will mean that the UAE will have more oil and gas available for export.
More importantly, we now have a second Western ally willing to enforce the peace at the Strait of Hormuz. There's a message to Iran in there somewhere.
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