"it could get ugly", and "if Dubai goes", dear oh dear, very pessimistic thinking, which we've heard before during the Iran/Iraq war, then the Kuwait invasion, followed by the bombing and land war. More a time for those of us out here to keep our heads down, do our jobs, hope we keep our jobs, and wait for it all to blow over. Wouldn't stop me from moving out here, though if I had a mind to.