[thoughtomator]

Lesson of this fiasco: Take the American people's interests into account first.

[KDD]

Unlike you and our President, the rest of the country and I intended this aborted deal to make a statement that our political leaders seem afraid to make...That being that Islam and Muslims are a serious threat to American security. Our enemy is not nameless and faceless and the peaceful Muslims among the adherents of Islam refuse to do anything to stop the extremism in their midst...indeed seem to encourage it. This company is a company that is owned by a theocratic Muslim country. It would imprudent to allow them access to even the possibility of mischief

And this is not racist, as Bush has charged. I would feel the same about Jews or protestant extremists if they were to declare jihad against the U.S. and Western civilization.

[Christopher Lincoln]

Because American flag carriers were so hamstrung by U.S. regulations and draconian tax laws that even the best were unable to prosper financially.

I remember something that I saw during the recovery operations after the Challenger tragedy. TV news showed a brief glimpse of one ship taking part in that effort. Ships are marked with their names and ports of registry. The name of this ship was STENNA WORKHORSE, and its home port was GEORGETOWN C.I.. A glance at an atlas confirmed that C.I. stood for Cayman Islands. It seemed to me that this was important, but it seems the reporter never noticed it.

[Christopher Lincoln]

In an earlier post the Wall Street Journal expressed the hope that the "U.S. entity" which takes over the port facilities from DPW would turn out be Halliburton. I hope so too. But another point worries me more. Can any U.S. entity be found willing to buy or operate the facilities, except on terms which will cause DPW to suffer a heavy loss? If not, will not DPW and the government of Dubai be right to consider that fact a deal breaker? And if DPW is not allowed to operate the facilities, in spite of having acquired the rights in accordance with the law, will they not have a clear case that their property has been taken without compensation?

[FBD]

"Arab investors largely avoid U.S."
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/26/business/invest.php

[Cannoneer No. 4]

Mr. Wiggenhorn appears to know what he's talking about. That just infuriates the hell out of some people.