It comes down to state owned businesses competing with publicly held companies outside their own region. These states don't have our interests in mind. Not sure how many here remember the Arab oil embargo. Our supposed friends in the region had us by the nuts. Do we want to allow their states to weaken our carriers like they have done with many carriers throughout the world then stand by while they hold us hostage to their politics again? A few Europe to USA flights could turn into a large number in short order. Hopefully it takes care of itself though lack of interested pilots for the ME carriers as the U.S. Big 4 hire in mass but the battle needs to be fought now.