UAE’s Mighty Shield -- The NationalThe United Arab Emirates has achieved an inordinate amount in a very short time. From desert sands a modern metropolis is emerging that will rank among the leading financial, cultural, medical and business centres in the world.
It is natural to want to protect such gains to ensure they can be enjoyed by generations to come.
But if history has anything to teach us, it is that the future is always unpredictable. While we have enjoyed an extended period of peace and prosperity, the region in which we live remains fragile: Iraq is rebuilding after years of devastation, Iran, with its nuclear ambitions, is in domestic turmoil following controversial elections, Israel and its relations with the Palestinian people remain an open sore and a power-greedy world observes our oil and gas reserves with a jealous eye.
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My Comment: They may have the money to buy these weapon systems .... but do the men have the professional background and training to handle it. Let us hope that we never find out.
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