There”s been a lot of chest thumping by our vaunted leaders lately over the United Arab Emirates being chosen to “take over” (scare quotes included because that term is wildly inaccurate regarding the actual facts at hand) several ports on the Eastern seaboard. Members of both parties are vowing to override the presidential decision in the interests of national security, disregarding the fact that since 9/11, UAE has been a pretty strong ally in our fight against terrorism. Dan Drezner has the whole story and as usual when politicians start spouting off sound bites, the truth is a whole lot more complex as well as interesting.