-Dan
We have an air base being leased to us by UAE. It's vital to the war in Iraq. And .. if we should need to go into Iran .. it will be crucial.
The UAE has also recently passed some very strict regulation regarding harboring or assisting terrorists - they're now a crime in the UAE.
While the UAE is not perfect .. and no country is .. I can see why our President would believe this company can do the job as well as the British company did.