I am surprised....

I woke up this morning to news that the U.S. will be closing its military bases in Saudi Arabia.

Wow....That act alone, had it been accomplished without war, would have done more to protect Americans from future terrorist attacks from Arab radicals than anything Bush has done to date.

Of course, there has been a war. And, some rumors suggest the U.S. might relocate its military bases from a temporary home in Qatar to Iraq. The Bush administration is denying those rumors. So we'll see.

In the meantime, we'll also see if the unpopular Saudi regime can stand on its own.