Just who the hell does this guy think he is? First he gives us a stern warning about supporting Israel, and now this.
Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah's representatives asked that women be barred from air traffic control duties when he traveled Thursday to Central Texas for a summit with President Bush, several Texas aviation officials say.
The really bad part is, the request was honored on portions of his flights between Houston and Waco.
Stupid, Stupid, Stupid. When we go to another country, we might not agree with their customs and laws, but we must abide by them while we are in their country. Right? Well. When anyone one is here from another country, they can just live with OUR customs and laws, or GET THE HELL OUT! Geeeeeeeez. I cannot believe ANYONE actually thought, "Oh okay your royal pain in the ass, we will bar any woman from doing the job she is just as qualified to do, just so you can feel better about yourself by placing idiotic demands upon US, in our OWN COUNTRY!
He should have been told, "If you do not want womem working in the air traffic control towers, then GO HOME, you are not welcome in Texas, nor anywhere else in the United States.