Well .. we have a very, very vital military base which the UAE is leasing to us. It's VITAL to the WOT in Iraq - and if we should need to go into Iran - this base would be crucial.
To spit in these people's faces this way could cost us to lose that base. UAE is not perfect - but several people I consider knowledgable on the comings and goings of UAE has stated on TV that the UAE has recently passed laws making harboring a terrorist a crime .. and other related terrorist laws. While there is some question about their assisting us ENOUGH regarding terrorist bank accounts .. I don't have the info to say that's true or untrue.
So much of this has been blown sky-high - AS THE DEMOCRATS ALWAYS DO - that some of the TRUTH about the deal has gone unreported and unrevealed.
I've been looking at this trying to figure out which base is so vital. I even read Tommy Franks' statement on the UAE. We are pretty firmly esconced in Iraq now. Which base are you talking about, and why do we need it so much that we are trading insecurity here for security there?