You like maybe they should burn our money to stay warm? It would be nice if we didn't alienate the 3 remaining friends we have in the region. It's not like our national survival isn't tied to the UAE, SA and Iraq being our gas station for the next 20 years. And yeah we do look like xenophobic a-holes. Bin Laden would like for their 1-2% crazies to turn 100% of us on their legitimate institutions.
The facts is this - we buy more stuff than we sell. If we want our credit to remain good we have to open markets for foreigners to invest. These people do ports. Possession is 9/10 of ownership. The Phillipinos do ports. Greeks too. You think there aren't radical Phillipinos? You think the enemy couldn't import whatever they need today through legit port channels? Puleese. Our economy is built on openness. You get effective port control and your stuff just got 20% more expensive, minimum.
Based on a recent poll, 86% of the people in the UAE already detest us. They are not our friends....no more then the Saudis (who fund extremist mosques and Islamic front groups in the US).
You think a port deal is going to make a difference?
Wake up, this IS a clash of civilizations.
Yep. An absolutely shameful episode for the United States Congress and, frankly, the stuck-on-stupid American people.