I didn't think it would happen and DP World pulling out of the deal saved the President from looking like an even bigger idiot.  Yet for a man who supposedly stands so much for strength, integrity and principle he definitely talks a good (at this point, pretty "tired") game but in the end he really doesn't have the guts to pull the trigger on such a controversial losing proposal. 

What is interesting is how the White House massaged the President's stand-tough image up to the end: Get Karl Rove on the line with the people in Dubai, tell them to withdraw from the deal, send the President out the next morning to reiterate his intention to veto all the bills coming out Congress trying to overturn the deal, DP World announces its pull-out a little later that evening and the President gets to say its too bad but Congress wasn't going to go along the next day.  Classic Bush White House.

Did I miss something or doesn't he look bad either way?  Ahh leadership!