But I'll grant you irrelevant may be too strong a term. Optional would probably work better.
In any case, I've now reached an opinion on the whole DP World issue: I think the controversy is nonsense, but it's turned into a political debacle. From a political standpoint the answer is obvious: Put a fork in it. From a national security standpoint the answer is: Whatever. And from a PR in the Arab world standpoint the answer is: Things are 'bout to go boom!
LOL Well so many things go boom when Arabs are involved. Oops, my Islamophobia is showing. /sarcasm
I just don't see the military or political advantage (for the Pres. or the dimwith Pubbies) in giving the Dems concessions on this. Has it ever paid off before? Whatever advantage our alliance with the UAE gives us seems to me to be worth more than cheap political points the MSM will never let a Pubbie cash in.