[PrinceOfCups]

You Wrote: ...but how long time can they keep the Islamofascist from taking the power or influencing the average citizen...

I believe the UAE and Kuwait have the highest income per person in the world. Terrorism will never have significant influence in a capitalist society. There wackos everywhere in every country, but with that caveat, life in the UAE is too comfortable for the locals. It is illogical to tear down a society that produces this extraordinary wealth. How often do you hear about demonstrations after "Friday Prayers" in Dubai or the UAE? It just doesn't happen. The locals have just too much shopping to do. There are thousands of single women here from NATO countries; they aren't afraid to go out on weekend nights to party and socialize. Dubai is so tiny; you can criss-cross the country in a half-hour.

[dynoman]

UAE and Kuwait wealth is not really because of capitalism, it is dishonest to say that, it is more like they are wealthy because of winning the lottery. Iraq was wealthy too, shopping, and all that, but it was about as far from a capitalsitic country as you could get. But they too had a winning oil lottery ticket.

[tomjohn77]

The GDP of Kuwait and the UAE is much smaller than the US and Norway. To me it looks like the average citizen is very well off in the UAE. I surely want to visit the place. My cousin went there for honey moon. It was great. He told me about all the luxury cars at the mall like Porche Cayenne and Rolls Royce.

[drhogan]

it doesn't sound like there will be a revolution anytime soon in dubai. however, britain in its heyday had communist traitors, as has the US government. dubai no doubt has a handful of muslim fanatics. if they become embedded in this port company, and they are likely to already be there, they will have the potential to create a lot of damage.