Like most people I have been looking into the details of this story, and I'm going to have to break with tradition and DEFEND the Bush administration.
What exactly is wrong with this deal? We are not talking about outsourcing some work to Hammas or Iraq here, it's the UAE. Pretty much our #1 ally in the region. Is this a way to win support in the region? "Hey all you Arabs are the same to us so no deal?" I'm ashamed at the knee jerk anti-Arab reaction this is getting. If they can do the job, which has been outsourced for decades anyway, then what's the big deal? How secure do you think these port operations are now anyway? With the increased attention they would get I'm betting security would actually increase. After all if the UAE company allows a major "incident" it would certainly cost them the contract and a boat load of cash. I think we should show the world that we know there is a difference between radical fundamentalists and the Arab population. I for one welcome the UAE's participation in the global economy.