After viewing the Sixty Minutes special on the story of Dubai and its success, I was absolutely blown away. Within seven years, it went from an unknown, desolate desert in the middle-east to a full-blown city with endless tourist attractions and man made beach fronts as far as the eye can see. The fact that one man’s visions and dreams came became reality so quickly, is truly mind boggling.
To me, the most interesting part of the video was watching this leader of Dubai casually walking around his country, fearing nothing, with no security guards or military personnel around to make sure his safety was not at risk. It would be a rare sight seeing the President of the United States trying to accomplish this same task in his everyday life. The other part of the video I thought was ineffable is how everything they created, or assembled, is a paramount of their power and wealth. From their man made bodies of land in the shape of palm trees, to a building doubling the height of......
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