That, in itself, carries a calculated risk. Up until now, the benefits outweigh the risk factor, for our military and merchant ships that need servicing. It doesn't mean they are as completely safe there.
Many died on the USS Cole in a Yemeni port, not too different a situation and not so very far from Dubai.
I resent being called a rascist and intimidated by the administration, spinners, and posters on this board and wish we could reverse the contract with the Chicoms, as I didn't like it when that went down either. Arabs are Semites. Jews are Semites. I am not a rascist. This is about religious fanatics who want to kill us any way they can get at us.
Even American ports carry certain terrorist risks given the situation we are facing today.
Please, don't be "Stuck on Stupid".
FYI, Dubai NOW owns the terminal LEASES. (The British court threw out the lawsuit trying to stop the buyout.) The transaction has been completed. The announcement was that the UAE company was now going to divest the US terminal LEASES in question.