Despite all the expressed hatred towards America, many in the Middle East actually enjoy many parts of American culture; they drink Coca-Cola and eat at McDonalds just like civilized nations. It looks like another American cultural import has caught on, one called “rational thought.” The Sauds have now said they will allow the U.S. to use its bases for an attack on Iraq. They put the condition on it that the U.S. needs U.N. backing first and are still against a regime change, and thus we can not be certain whether this rational thought craze will actually takes roots in Middle Eastern societies or just be a temporary fad.