My guess is that this was partly to provide for the new US (non) UAV base now operating in the Maldives.
But it seems puzzling that Maldivian Muzzies would be more understanding about that than non-Muzzie Maldivians.
>_<
I mostly do not understand this.
obama cares NOTHING for what benefits the U.S;adding another nation to the list of those enslaved by Islam is something he does well.
See Libya,Egypt,.....
There are worse things than Middle Eastern (or other) countries ruled by a secular strongman;any country ruled by an intolerant cult of killers would be first on my list of bad things.