Perhaps not so much for staging facilities as for other types of cooperation in the WOT and as some type of negotiated 'compensation' for the likely damage Dubai will recieve if Iran does suicide-esque missile and terror attacks against our allies adjacent to them. Extremely likely that in talks with them in preparation for going after Iran they brought this deal up as being very important to them and important to insure their continued and future support in the WOT. This deal didn't occur in a vacuum.
Your post made me go digging around...regarding the UAE, Iran and the United States...
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The UAE and Iran continue to dispute the ownership of three islands, Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunb Islands, which are strategically located in the Strait of Hormuz. All three islands were effectively occupied by Iranian troops in 1992. The Mubarak field, which is located six miles off Abu Musa, has been producing oil and associated natural gas since 1974. In 1995, the Iranian Foreign Ministry claimed that the islands are "an inseparable part of Iran." Iran rejected a 1996 proposal by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for the dispute to be resolved by the International Court of Justice, an option supported by the UAE. In early 1996, Iran took further moves to strengthen its hold on the disputed islands. These actions included starting up a power plant on Greater Tunb, opening an airport on Abu Musa, and announcing plans for construction of a new port on Abu Musa. In the dispute, the UAE has received strong support from the GCC, the United Nations, and the United States. Although Iran remains a continuing concern for officials in Abu Dhabi, they have chosen not to escalate the territorial dispute. Iran is one of Dubai’s major trading partners, accounting for 20 percent to 30 percent of Dubai’s business.
These islands are a cherry and bargaining chip in any military action against Iran...in forging a durable alliance with UAE...You have swayed me to dig...and I found this...
I am listening...
Hey...maybe just maybe...the dem scum know about that UAE-Iran Island dispute connection and the bad blood and that is exactley why they are all over this?