[sinkspur]

To further imply that anyone in the United States who questions the wisdom of allowing a Middle Eastern country to control port operations during a time when we are at war with certain elements within Middle Eastern society is some sort of racist xenophobe begs the question as to just how much of a conservative you, yourself are, if you've internalized the language of "control through racial intimidation" that has, up until this point, been strictly the province of raving leftist moonbats.

"Certain elements". Is UAE among those "elements"?

This is nothing but hysteria, and the conservative media has fostered it.

You folks are going to look and feel awfully stupid in a week or so, when Frist and Hastert and crew, with red faces, say "never mind."

[DoNotDivide]

Frist and Hastert

Ah, yes, two beacons of Conservativism & Constitutionalism. /sarc

[notigar]

Individuals in that country are motivated to kill us, and we seem to be handing them an opportunity.

[RegulatorCountry]

"Certain elements". Is UAE among those "elements"?

I was quite clear in distinguishing Middle Eastern nations from certain elements of Middle Eastern society. Do you really not understand such a base assumption of the WOT, to the point that this needs explaining? Yes, there were and likely are terrorist elements within the UAE.

[LK44-40]

You folks are going to look and feel awfully stupid in a week or so, when Frist and Hastert and crew, with red faces, say "never mind."

Although fiercely opposed to this deal, I do not pretend to have any grasp of the real merits. I oppose it because it is insane politics.

If congressional leaders swing around to W's postition -- which I extremely doubt -- then I would be a little chagrined.

But even in the most unlikely event of W squeaking out a victory, I will have no reason to apologize for assaulting his clueless, ham-handed management of this...his failure to quietly pursuade anyone but, instead, standing up abruptly in a Mexican standoff with his Republican leadership. THIS is what he saved his political capital and his veto for???