I can't believe that there has never been a thought about the ramifications of blocking the deal. The UAE is a close to being a Europeanazed country as there is in the Middle East. THEY are the ones who are taking a huge risk with their relationship with the US. The more that relationship is publicized, the more risk there is that terrorists will start targeting them. Given that they have spent billions to attract foreign capital and tourism, we thank them for their risk taking by kicking them in the teeth.
Not even close. Did the fact that the UAE is despotic ("family-run") escape your notice? The most "Europeanized" country in the ME is Israel, followed by Turkey, Lebanon, and now Iraq.
Only because EUrabia is swiftly becoming another outpost of a revived Caliphate.
Believe me, that's not an endorsement.
Far from it.