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A Dubai Finesse ("This Contract Should Have Been Stopped at an Earlier Stage...")
Washington Post ^ | 02/24/2006 | Charles Krauthammer

Posted on 02/24/2006 3:08:30 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

*SNIP*

The greater and more immediate danger is that as soon as the Dubai company takes over operations, it will necessarily become privy to information about security provisions at crucial U.S. ports. That would mean a transfer of information about our security operations -- and perhaps even worse, about the holes in our security operations -- to a company in an Arab state in which there might be employees who, for reasons of corruption or ideology, would pass this invaluable knowledge on to al-Qaeda types.

That is the danger, and it is a risk, probably an unnecessary one.

*SNIP*

This contract should have been stopped at an earlier stage, but at this point doing so would cause too much damage to our relations with moderate Arab states. There are no very good options. The best exit strategy is this: (1) Allow the contract to go through; (2) give it heightened scrutiny by assigning a team of U.S. government agents to work inside the company at least for the first few years to make sure security is tight and information closely held; (3) have the team report every six months to both the executive and a select congressional committee.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: allowcontract; charleskrauthammer; dubai; krauthammer; ports; uae
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To: CWOJackson
Fine, kiddo. Have it your way.

Charles Krauthammer is toiling away like a salt mine mule -- sweating, feverish, eyes mad and red-rimmed; even as we speak -- to do anything and everything possible to tear down, burn down, dismantle and destroy the Dubai Ports deal.

That's why the cunning, Bush-loathing b@stard went out of his way to openly state (oh, the serpentine cunning of the man!) "Allow the contract to go through."

That's how his unholy, Gollum-like kind WORK, you see!

You see that! You do! I KNOW you do! DON'T TELL ME YOU DON'T SEE THAT -- !!!


141 posted on 02/24/2006 6:38:40 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("It'sTime for Republicans to Start Toeing the Conservative Line, NOT the Other Way Around!")
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle; Peach
"Nasty" is for people who talk about cobwebs and stomping one's hoof to a fine FReeper who was posting intelligent comments on this thread.

Which, incidentally, I'm leaving. You're obviously 'in charge' here, Kent. And as long as you are, nothing rational will be accomplished.

Have fun.

btw, Charles Krauthammer is one of my favorite analysts. What a shame that a rational discussion of the article is made impossible by the person who posted the article.

142 posted on 02/24/2006 6:39:41 AM PST by ohioWfan (PROUD Mom of an Iraq War VET! THANKS, son!!!!)
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To: CWOJackson

Good response.

I find the lack of basic knowledge by those who oppose this matter amazing. Apparently a little research is a painful exercise.


143 posted on 02/24/2006 6:41:13 AM PST by DOGEY
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To: ohioWfan

Good point and I like Krauthammer too.


144 posted on 02/24/2006 6:41:26 AM PST by Peach
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

I see the concept of control, relating to ports and self control, still escapes you.


145 posted on 02/24/2006 6:41:31 AM PST by CWOJackson
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To: Peach; KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
The comments have been WAY out of line. It's best to leave the thread, and let him deal with whatever is wrong with him on his own.

Which is what I'm doing.

146 posted on 02/24/2006 6:42:10 AM PST by ohioWfan (PROUD Mom of an Iraq War VET! THANKS, son!!!!)
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To: ohioWfan
Well..........you obviously think you're cute, but how about dealing with the subject I was talking about?

Because the topic at hand is -- or rather, was,/i>, until the Dubai-Or-Die hysterics managed to muck things up -- noted conservative author Charles Krauthammer, coming out in favor of the Dubai Ports deal.

No interest whatsoever in whatever it is you're twittering so superciliously about, in all honestly.

147 posted on 02/24/2006 6:42:21 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("It'sTime for Republicans to Start Toeing the Conservative Line, NOT the Other Way Around!")
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To: DOGEY

Thank you.


148 posted on 02/24/2006 6:42:25 AM PST by CWOJackson
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To: ohioWfan; Peach; KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Kent is WAY out of line on this one. It isn't wise to defend him here.

I wasn't defending KentTrapped - I was trying to incite a reaction from Peach by accusing her of not following forum rules, to wit, "ping the poster you are grousing about."

149 posted on 02/24/2006 6:46:54 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: ohioWfan

Ditto to your post.

Once again, before I had enough coffee, I was pulled down the rabbit hole.

Bye


150 posted on 02/24/2006 6:47:45 AM PST by PeteB570 (Guns, what real men want for Christmas)
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To: ohioWfan
"Nasty" is for

... sock puppets.

151 posted on 02/24/2006 6:49:26 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("It'sTime for Republicans to Start Toeing the Conservative Line, NOT the Other Way Around!")
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To: zook
You Wrote: ...Seeing as Dubai Ports World runs ports all around the world, including in Australia, it is highly likely that they are already familiar with security provisions....

If you don't mind, I'd like to expand your comment by pointing out that a container has a start point and an end point. Charles is only thinking about the DELIVERY side of the container. Security begins at the TRANSMIT side. Dubai port(s) are the major shipping departure zone for the Mid-East and other nearby areas. To secure a container, the security provisions must be known at the departure point. So besides managing many ports in the world, the Dubai consortium must be knowledgeable of security provisions from being a point of departure for containers.

Additionally, the UAE/Dubai are leading the implementation of our Homeland Defense shipping policies. I think the article is thoughtful in its attempt to find a middle ground; but not all the facts are taken into consideration.
152 posted on 02/24/2006 6:52:20 AM PST by PrinceOfCups (Just the facts, Ma'am.)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
"Twittering??" ROFLOL!!! Are we trying to see how far down the silly slope we can go, Kent?

As I said........carry on..........have fun amusing yourself. No one else is impressed.

153 posted on 02/24/2006 6:53:46 AM PST by ohioWfan (PROUD Mom of an Iraq War VET! THANKS, son!!!!)
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To: Peach; ohioWfan; KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle; DollyCali
Late to the party but I am appalled at the vitriol displayed by Kent

If his intent is to be "cute" he has wholly failed, because his vulgar sexist comments are more like an angry frustrated uneducated adolescence male who is begging for attention than a mature conservative man.

I wonder, if he has a wife/girlfriend or daughter, does he treat them in such a disrespectful, demeaning and un-masculine way?

Or perhaps he just received some very terrible news that has caused him to take out his angst against some on this thread?

This type of unnecessary and substandard behavior is a mystery and does nothing for the discourse here but lower it to an inferior tirade

154 posted on 02/24/2006 6:55:24 AM PST by apackof2 (You can stand me up at the gates of hell, I'll stand my ground and I won't back down)
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To: Cboldt; KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Gotcha. Sorry about that.

Glad you weren't defending Kent. I RESPECT you, Cboldt........a lot. Defense of crude insults might change that.

(Note........I pinged Kent ;)

155 posted on 02/24/2006 6:55:54 AM PST by ohioWfan (PROUD Mom of an Iraq War VET! THANKS, son!!!!)
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To: PeteB570
I was pulled down the rabbit hole.

Easy to have happen. Enjoy your coffee! I'm off to breakfast myself.

156 posted on 02/24/2006 6:56:51 AM PST by ohioWfan (PROUD Mom of an Iraq War VET! THANKS, son!!!!)
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To: ohioWfan
No one else is impressed.

Oh? You do this sort of thing in order to "impress," then...?

Interesting.

157 posted on 02/24/2006 6:57:13 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("It'sTime for Republicans to Start Toeing the Conservative Line, NOT the Other Way Around!")
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To: PrinceOfCups

Excellent point.


158 posted on 02/24/2006 6:59:35 AM PST by zook
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
No. YOU do.

Take a break, Kent. Get some fresh air. Kick your dog. Call a therapist.

Enough of this 'cuteness' of yours.........I'm going to experience reverse peristalsis soon. Good bye.

159 posted on 02/24/2006 7:01:03 AM PST by ohioWfan (PROUD Mom of an Iraq War VET! THANKS, son!!!!)
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To: CWOJackson

Thanks for addressing the questions. Makes me feel a little better knowing that their government's willing to put a few of their guys on the line. I'm sure DP does good work. Was really speaking more about throwing UAE, as a nation, a bone by letting them set up shop here.

They didn't make as much of an effort as a true friend like GB, but they're putting in an effort. They get a B in the 'military-ally' column of the report card.

I still think their government's just playing along to serve their security interests vis-a-vis Iran. I also believe there's plenty of money that was/is/continues to be funneled to Al Qaeda, and serious nasties elsewhere by UAE citizens through Islamic 'charities', and so-forth. Just because the government publicly frowns upon it doesn't mean it's not happening. Economic appeasement in my book. They get a 'D' in the 'friendly-nation' column.

I believe in free-trade as a principle, but not the recipe for societal change in the ME. I think we've been playing that game for way too long. Carrot-and-stick works only if you wait until after the all the work gets done to feed them the carrot.

Admittedly just my opinion, and possibly histrionic in the eyes of some here, but I'm sticking to it.


160 posted on 02/24/2006 7:05:33 AM PST by CowboyJay (Rough Riders! Tancredo '08)
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