Then, again, why does he not demand that any and all U.S. assets be removed from the UAE?
Why is Duncan worried about safety at OUR posts, where the U.S. Customs is in charge, and NOT worried about the UAE ports?
Because this whole thing is not an "all or nothing" proposition. The UAE does it risk-benefit analysis, we do ours. Nobody got gut-checked, and the divestiture is not going to close port operations and lead to global chaos. It was business hardball and some congresscritters expended political capital. President Bush actually comes out pretty well, and HClinton has not said "Boo" today.