Because it's politically expedient? Nah. That couldn't be it.

I also find it a little interesting that naysayers are clamoring for US intercession in the affairs of foreign interests here. The old port authority was a British company. The new port authority is UAE. I thought it was considered undesirable for the US to stick its nose in other nations' business.

"Think of it, if you like, as a librarian with a G-string under the tweed." Clarkson on the Mondeo.