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So it's the Harper government that is responsible for the UAE blocking Blackberry? And i supose by the same reasoning it's the Harper governments fault that the UAE threatened to not renew Camp Mirage's lease? I would bet that pumps alot more into the local UAE economy than EK would into Canada's.
If we get the boot from there we're pulling out of theatre in 2011 anyway, so no great loss. I hear Qatar has a smallish base leased to our friendly neighbours to the south, might have to bum a corner there for awhile if that is the way it goes.
Get out of the sun it's affecting your reasoning.