Interesting article on the politics of training Saudi Air Force pilots in Idaho. Long story short, politicians happy to take part in rancorous anti-Muslim diatribes on the "Ground Zero Mosque" are also happy to have Saudi pilots stationed locally if it means a cash windfall....
ground zero mosque;
I'm on the road so off the grid not infrequently, but I've settled down for a couple days in time to see the new Economist / YouGov poll on attitudes.