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However, the Arab League, which includes Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, never approved a military strike.

The UAE is buying the latest Predator drones, but is far from ready to use them.

The forces from Christian nations were hired to protect Muslim leaders in the UAE, Wired reported in 2011.

What some at the State Department might regard as an oversight was interpreted as a major slight by the UAE.

The UAE almost always conducts its diplomacy behind the scenes and rarely issues any public criticism of the United States.