I was by no means trying to offend anyone, it is just that they have had a lot of questioning and close to harassment about it (there residence VISA is stamped in their passport) when they have traveled in and out of the US post 9/11, and I know that name chacks and such are so strict these days.
I was just curious as to if anyone else had seen longer processing times from the middle east in comparison to other CP times. My parents have been there for a long time and I got a lot of good friends down there, this IS NOT by any means meant to be offensive and I am sorry if anyone took it that way.