[norton]

"In any case, though, the current controversy is only over port operations. No one's suggesting turning away ships from the UAE."

No one except maybe the UAE, who plays a huge part in maintaining the US Navy, in basing US forces, and in world trade and finance...M

Oh well,
Populist demagoguery has been served.

[inquest]

"In any case, though, the current controversy is only over port operations. No one's suggesting turning away ships from the UAE."

No one except maybe the UAE

Is there any indication at all that the UAE is considering retaliatory measures, let alone whether such measures would actually hurt us more than them? I hear a lot of accusations of fearmongering and chickenlittle-ism being leveled against opponents of the ports deal, but then I see statements like the one above, and it makes me wonder a little.