grapeshisha: The Petroleum Quid Pro Quo
From an article for Newsweek, comes the revelation that there is a scratch my back type relationship that the UAE has with the US Military. It is alleged that is comes down to this: UAE provides safe haven for US military at Al Dhafra Air Base. UAE (read Adnoc) gets to exclusively supply the US Military in the region to the tune of 200MM gallons a year or, in money terms, $5.2billion.Yet,
