So we've always had traitors. But most people don't betray, they follow society's expectations. The people of the UAE have to betray their culture not to kill us. Given that most people are conformist, the sleeper at DPWorld will be a small d democrat who doesn't think "Death to America" is a cool street corner chant. Ahhhh... I think this deal is very, very prudent. It's only slightly less security conscious than having Lara Flynn Boyle guard a Twinkie.
Just exactly how would the UAE port operators cause our security and customs people to screw up their responsibility and let WMD or terrorists to slip through and kill us all? Don't give me the standard "the-only-good-arab-is-a-dead-arab" prattle, explain preciesly what you fear that this deal would be likely to allow AQ to know about our ports that they already don't! What danger do the UAE's Muslim businessmen pose that the British Muslim businessmen didn't?