This argument is FUD.

Saudi Arabia, UAE, etc weren't "banned" because they share a great deal of information with us about people seeking entry into our country. The 7 "banned" countries do not. It's that simple.

It's about information exchange. We can't get enough info from the 7 "banned" countries to make informed pass/fail decisions about their travelers.

Iraq, where US contributed to the establishment of the present regime and where some remaining American soldiers are still there, does not share information with you? Seriously.

If sharing information with you as you said here is the most important yardstick,rather than subtle religion test,why is North Korea is not on the list?

Are you suggesting when Obama added Iraq to the list he was lying about what information they share?

North Korea is not on the list because literally nobody is travelling from North Korea to the United States.

No, GP is suggesting that "sharing information about people seeking to enter our country" is not the reason any of these countries were in- or excluded from this list.

Saudi Arabia and UAE exert a lot of economic power with their oil reserves and control OPEC (together they make about half of Opec's oil and Opec controls about 40% of the world's oil supply). Stop their terrorists by banning everyone or risk an even bigger economic attack. Not a great choice.

As to Egypt, from what I've read, the current Egyptian government is trying to play ball with the US. No need to upend things.

Obama's people knew what they were doing (and probably knew a lot more than you or I). I'd love to know why Lebanon isn't on the list though.