However, "Saudis and other GCC countries (including the United Arab Emirates) will continue to have strong relations with the U.S.", Steele told WAM at a recent exclusive meeting in Washington D.C with a group of Arab media representatives at a recent exclusive meeting organized by the U.S Department of State’s Foreign Press Center as part of a reporting tour titled "U.S. 2008 Elections: Political System and Practices".
Republican Senator John McCain’s clear foreign policy agenda on Iraq and Iranian nuclear issue, his clear vision for the safety and security of the United States and continued economic prosperity makes him the right candidate running for president, added Steel who will be one of the speakers at the 2008 Republican National Convention to be held on Monday along with President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and first lady Laura Bush.
Criticizing Dem. nominee Barrack Obama’s lack of experience and homeland security credentials to be president, Steel said " for a presidential candidate to win the race to the White House, he needs more than just promises, eloquent speeches and the ability to impress supporters at rallies.
"Barrack has no experience in foreign policy other than living abroad for four years when he was a kid," remarked Steele who is among the blacks who he said constitute 13% of the Republican voters this year.
According to Steele, the real test both domestically as well as in a new foreign policy landscape mainly in Iraq and the Middle East with Iran’s nuclear issue, comes when all the political and electoral excitement and sensation are over.
Polls after the Labor Day (first Monday of September), he added, will shape the forecasts in the current race to the White House which has a 50L50 chance for both candidates.
