I cannot blame the UAE for wanting to spend their money elsewhere BUT at the same time I cannot EVER forget that the UAE is where the USS Cole was blown up. Maybe one has nothing to do with the other but...... maybe it does.
Believe that was Yemen..
http://www.al-bab.com/yemen/cole1.htm
http://www.cargolaw.com/2000nightmare_cole.html
Aden, Yemen is where the Cole was attacked.