Is Bush Guilty of Slight of Hand on Port Controversy?

Gates of Vienna's Baron Bodissey has an interesting take on the reasons why President Bush, "against the tide of his party and most of his conservative base, was digging in so hard on the UAE-ports deal." He quotes from Joshua Pundit, a poster on his site , who has his own blog. (Isn't it great how we all put our heads together!) Anyway, the Baron, with help from other contributors, believes that there's slight of hand going, meaning strategic deal making with other governments:

This bloc appears to consist of Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iraq, Bahrein and Qatar. Notice that with the exception of Iraq, all of them are Arab autocracies, and all surround Iran, Syria, and the Palestinian Authority. Another point to note is that except for Iraq, all of them are predominantly Sunni.

Who are they up against in the Middle East? According to the Baron: Iran. Is someone preparing an action against Iran?

There’s ample evidence that Iran is funding, encouraging, and directing Sunni Islamist terror groups throughout the Middle East and Europe, and not just the Shiite ones like Hezbollah. All of this serves the same purpose: to create mayhem, bloodshed, and chaos in order to usher in the End of Days and prepare for the return of the Twelfth Imam.

Very possible.