Is Dubya losing it altogether? First, he has been trusting Mexican military to guard US Mexico border ever since 9/11. Now he wants to let Arabs guard Amerian ports. What is next? Arabs flying commercial airliners?
You can't have it both ways, you know. Frighten the populus to hell to control them; and then don't be surprised when they perpetuate that fear without your input, even if it is inconvenient to your goals.