with that approach, there is nothing that the UAE might ask for - that we could deny them. because that same argument would be used again and again to justify doing whatever the UAE wants.
if tommorrow, the UAE wanted to buy the WTC lease from Silverstein, should we sell it to them? Should we allow the UAE to buy key defense contractors? is there any issue you would dent the UAE on, based on this "they are our ally, it will cost us if we block them" mantra?
In the first place there are many things we can block them on, but lets have fun and see what they can block us on. They have control in many ports all around the world where American goods are shipped. we might have trouble getting unloaded. We send many military cargoes to the Middle east They might have trouble getting unloaded. What happens if the Iranians try to close down the Persian Gulf and Dubais just across the strait from them. This thing could get sticky. Of course that doesnt matter we have proven we can keep them out of our ports . Any idea who might run those terminals now>>?? Maybe China. I gues we will have to throw them out next and any other foreign nation runing terminals. Of course we dont have a company qualified to handle them or with enough money to buy out the Brits, but that doesnt matter either we proved our point. Then agaion I wonder how the Brits will react to our screwing up their Multi-billion dollar deal?