Recall that we got kicked out of Saudi Arabia (and their "ports" contracts are untouched in this), and the Turks won't let us use their country for these purposes.
Oh, yeah, Jimmy Carter got us kicked out of Iran 30 years ago.
So, where do you propose going to support our forces with deep water port facilities (for aircraft carriers) and R&R (77,000 troops per year go to UAE for R&R)?
I don't think you can and you know it. Your ulterior motive is to get us out of the ME, turn the oil over to AlQaida and the terrorist regimes in the region, and return America to a low income agrarian society replete with a colorfully costumed peasantry and cute baby animals.
Gad!
Where did that come from?
I don't have a problem with private company doing business. It's the idea that a foreign govt. (Dubai) will be operating the terminals.