Way back when Jimmy Carter was president. I lived in Saudi Arabia. Wearing a US Air Force Uniform. I spent everyday interacting with Saudi's, in an official capacity as well as in the normal course of daily life, I.E. Going shopping, eating a Kabob, walking to work etc..etc..etc..

Unlike most of the Americans in Saudi Arabia, who lived on the self contained compounds of the Arab-American Oil company. We interetacted with Saudi's of all stripes on a daily basis, and got to know them.

A pretty good sized chunk of the Saudi's we met wished their country would pull it's head out of the 14 century and be more like America.

Unfortunately, the religious fundamentalists in Saudi Arabia have a pretty big voice. Just as the religious fundamentalists in the US have a pretty big voice. Just as many of our politicians support policies because they need the support of the religious fundamentalists, so does the Saudi Royal family.

Bin Laden made it clear that he didn't want "Infidels" on Muslim soil. It is a problem for him, if a bunch of Americans are running around Saudi Arabia, making friends and influencing people, it is hard for him to continue preaching his hatred, without ignorance, his whole movement pretty much disappears.
The chances that 15,000 Saudi students are going to somehow Islamify 300 Million Americans is ludicrous. The chances that 300 Million Americans will Westernize 15,000 Saudi Students is a pretty safe bet.

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But what the hell, why not perpeuate ignorance and hatred. Let's make it impossible for Saudi's to understand that America is a nation of great diverse opinions, and for Americans to understand the same about Saudi Arabia.

Let's just say Saudi's are all BinLaden wannabee's and have them say we are all Sgt Graner of Abu Graib fame wannabees. Then we can happily just get on with the business of killing each other.
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-Honor and Valor awards with particular focus on clarity of criteria and processes.

-The "V" device and the Purple Heart medals in eliminating disparate qualification criteria among the military services.

-Expeditionary medals in regard to how the theatre of operations is defined.

-Iraqi and Afghanistan campaign medals with regard to subsequent awards of these campaign medals, with a goal of appropriately recognizing service over multiple tours in those theatres of operations.

"The evolving nature of warfare demands that we review policies; for example, in the case of expeditionary medals, we must review how we define the operating "box" - whether it is the theater of direct action, or whether is might extend far beyond" said David Chu, under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness. "For example, we must consider whether air support originating at great distances or different continents indeed represents expeditionary service for purposes of those awards."

"When it comes to valor awards, we must clarify criteria, including a review of boundaries that increasingly extend far beyond a particular combat zone, yet involve direct threats to American lives" said Chu.

And not wanting to be disrespectful at all, but there was a running joke among a certain just redeployed Army Division that if you wanted to earn a Bronze Star you had to be an officer or dead... I'm just repeating what I heard...