This is obviously Bush paying back for something.
Or paying in advance for something (think logistics for the coming war in Iran).
There's more to this than meets the eye. I just can't hear a damn thing with all the shrieking going on.
I think you're right. And I suspect I know exactly what it is, too.
The UAE government has set a very high standard for the rest of our trading partners by implementing new U.S. Department of Homeland Security standards at their own port facilities -- under which DHS and U.S. Customs personnel maintain an on-site presence in the UAE to conduct inspections of U.S.-bound cargo (and will eventually end up securing electronic seals on U.S.-bound containers).
People often complain about how much sovereignty the U.S. gives up with these international trade agreements with other countries, but what often gets lost in the mix is that these other countries usually cede far more sovereignty to the U.S. than we do to them.