Monday, March 07, 2016

US Vice President Joe Biden Begins Mideast Tour In Abu Dhabi

US Vice President Joe Biden kicked off a Middle East tour on Monday, vowing that the United States and its allies would "squeeze the heart" and destroy the Islamic State group.

Biden spoke before several hundred US airmen as drones rolled the down the runway at the Al-Dhafra Air Base, a major desert outpost near the United Arab Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi.

The Emirates is one of the most important US military and political allies in the Persian Gulf. It is also a major commercial hub that includes the business-friendly port city of Dubai .... http://www.deccanchronicle.com