Don't you think a certain sense of xenophobia is setting in? I know that anytime 9-11 is mentioned, people panick but El Presidente makes a great point.
"He(BUSH) said he would veto any legislation to hold up deal and warned the United States was sending 'mixed signals' by going after a company from the Middle East when nothing was said when a British company was in charge... Lawmakers, he said, must 'step up and explain why a Middle Eastern company is held to a different standard."
For the first time I feel as if the fear of ANYTHING Muslim may further isolate us in a region with one true ally.
I think it's foolish to assume that Bush made these decisions without any sort of thought process involved. So apparently, people now believe the liberals, and agree that Bush can't think on his own? How about we get the facts first. Here's some interesting things to consider:
1. The UAE is on our side on the war on terrorism. We need to keep them on our side.
2. Security is still completely run by the Department of Homeland Security.
3. The critics, including the Republican critics all have political points that they hope to gain by calling Bush an idiot. Democrats hope to look like they are big on security. Rather though, they will just look like a bunch of racist.
4. The deal has been extensively examined by the administration. I believe that.
Bush said something interesting: "They ought to listen to what I have to say about this. They'll look at the facts and understand the consequences of what they're going to do. But if they pass a law, I'll deal with it with a veto."
Bush really said that? He sees no difference between a British company and a state run company from a country where the population adheres to an ideology posing as a religion that demands all must submit to their allah cult. That's not some peculiar quirk of a small, moslem sect somewhere. That's mainstream islam. It always has been. The UAE is no friend to Bush or the U.S. No moslem country is a friend to the U.S.
That's why none should be involved in running any U.S. port of entry, even indirectly.