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After much controversy over the UAE business deal to operate US ports, the Dubai-based DP World has now backed out. Both parties in Congress had pressured Bush over the deal to turn over operations of 6 US ports, including New York and Miami. A Saudi newspaper called the move “provocatively anti-Arab,” saying “Clearly, [the US does] not trust any Arab, no matter who they are or where they are from, even if they are the most faithful of allies.” However, according to one Western newspaper, “the end of the Dubai deal would likely have little impact on UAE willingness to continue serving as a major Middle East outpost for US warships, spy planes and combat aircraft, as extensive US military presence is seen by UAE leaders as serving their own security interests.”

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