I voted for the man and I'll trust him to do what's right.
I tend to agree with you here. There has not been any terror attacks since 9/11 and I know this is due to constant vigilence by the Bush administration. I don't believe he'd risk terror attacks by allowing a transfer such as this that might bring about what the administration has fought so hard to avoid.
Still I'm troubled. Two things here.
First, has anybody considered that this repulsion at the suggestion of an Arab company managing our ports is the fault of the Arabs themselves?
I mean the American public has witnessed attacks on our own soil, death of our own citizens, destruction of our lawfully built buildings.
After this we've been subjected to constant press on these people, almost none of it good. Go to hell these nuts are rioting over cartoons for God sakes. Now what do you think the average American thinks of this?
They cut off heads, they pledge to kill the infidels, the list goes on and on. And we've all lamented the lack of excoriation of the Islamofacists from so-called mainstream Muslims. This is a region that uses religion to quash their populace and generally is anathema to all things American. The sight bites of those rioting Muslims over cartoons does not help.
How long are they going to act like heathans before the American populace says...ENOUGH ALREADY. The line, I conclude, is drawn at having to tolerate these people in our own country.
That's the problem, their nasty image has been plastered everywhere and go on, they deserve not to be trusted. The halo over the UAE will not blind anyone, may I remind?
Given a choice they are at best two-faced, at worst they are dangerous and would love to take over America what wants to bring democracy and separate the poobahs, mullahs, dictators and despots from their oil wealth?
I mean, hey, maybe this is the price they pay for their behavior...you think?
Second matter here, Bush has to step up to the podium and explain this to us. We'll listen. We're not stupid out here in la-la land. This whole thing seems to have sprung up out of nowhere.
Maybe if the UAE, a bunch of rich Arab shieks banded together to control the endless oil money for God's sakes, had take a sterner stand on the rest of the Muslim world they wouldn't be in this position. Maybe it's time we show them there's a price to boorish uncivilized behavior.
In all my life I've never seen Rush Limbaugh so wrong on anything. It's all about the image THEY'VE created of their "civilization". Either the president explains it in a way that makes sense or for once Americans are simply not going to buy it. Chuck Schumer, hey, THIS time he's not being politically opportunistic. I think this is really a reaction to his constituent complaints.
Bush needs to explain it all to this citizen.
I'll listen.
I would hope that Bush would never make a decision based upon some bogus msm, liberal slanted poll. But when any poll accurately reflects the opinions of the American people who elected him, I would certainly hope he'd pay attention to us. (But you can bet your arse that he listens to those polls taken in hispanic communities as he panders to them for votes. This is why our border security is a joke, he doesn't want to lose hispanic votes).
Personally, I lost my high regard for President Bush when he let Terri Schiavo be starved to death, by claiming "I have no power to help her". A few days later, after she died he said in his speech about the abominable Terri Schiavo injustice:
"It is the duty of the strong to protect the weak".
So went the hypocritical words of the most powerful man on earth, echoing forever into the ears of Terri's greiving family, as they wondered why he couldn't find the courage to stand up and save her.