Posted on 02/22/2006 6:19:30 PM PST by iPod Shuffle
I don't believe that you understand Mohammedanism, personally.
The US isn't selling anything here. The selling and the buying is between two foreign companies, P&O and DPW. Since the deal involves the logistics movement of goods though US ports-of-entry, it was vetted and approved by many US government agencies headed by the Commerce department. The only thing extraordinary here is what's being drummed up by the press.
Did this happen in Dubai or are you thinking of Yemen?
I wonder why the mods have not ban you yet when your stupidity, ignorance, and constant attacks on President Bush is since you joined four months ago is an absolute evidence that you are a troll.
Amen. They may sober up, though, when they find themselves pulling the lever for Hitlery & trying to remember...'How did it come to THIS???'
"like the U. Arab Emeritus businessmen"
If you did just a little digging, you'd find out that the Dubai 'businessmen' are the world's richest Mohammedan Executives outside of only S.A. and finance the terrorists in, among other places, the Philistine Terror State, Indonesia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, for starters, and believe they will be the epicenter of Sharia-based Financial Law in the coming Islamic Union.
Who are we to question a Bush decision. Even though he was clueless about what was going on until it was done. He'll veto anything those evil doers in congress try to do. Of course they will override him and then he will be just an impotent lame duck.
I will never EVER pull the lever for a Communist DemocRat.
If Republicans would act like Republicans and stop being politicians like the politico Rats, the DemocRats would actually be forced to move right as a Party in due time.
In Yemen, in a port that we had assurances that we were safe to refuel our naval ships.... The point that I am making is that the CEO of this company can give all the assurances in the world, but it just takes one guy 10 levels below that believes Jihaad is the way of life and boom.
I am sure the CEO will apologize up and down and will "immediately start an investigation" blah blah blah. It will be too late for us.
To insert some levity into the matter... :)
Is this Bush.com or FreeRepublic.com "the premier online gathering place for independent, grass-roots conservatism on the web"?
I didn't hear/read any of his previous comments, other than his very brief but succinct comments today on FOX (I'm sure it was at the beginning of O'Reilly, as a guest speaker before O'Reilly's broadcast but after O'Reilly's opening comments in support of the Port Deal).
Today's comments to my memory (I'll watch the rebroadcast later, however) did not include the mention of the time, number of days (if they did, I missed that), just an emphasis upon what King regards as a lack of any thoroughness in any "investigation" involved. He quite bluntly said that the "investigation" was, moreorless, bogus, or, at best, so perfunctory as to be not comprehensive, not thorough, and thereby, ineffective in light of the required process.
It's comments like this that make me think I'm on DU. NO ONE has said "don't question it." NO ONE.
What many of us have been saying is don't knee-jerk and flip out without having all of the facts.
How do you know who has facts and who doesn't?
It's obvious to me that either Bush didn't have the facts or he is lying.
Which is it in your opinion?
Sounds ever more like our Pres. wanted to ramrod this sweet-deal thru for our "Arab friends"
You're correct. But there's a lot of 'em & I'm willing to respect their religion & culture if they're willing to reciprocate & help US find a peaceful solution to stabilizing Iraq and bringing our troops back home...
If a business deal with reasonable Arabs can further that along, whether it's running port operations or internationally-franched chicken, I'll support my Commander-In-Chief's judgment for now...
No one can answer that question honestly. You can't say yes or you can't say no and be sure that you are right. There s no way to know if they are a jihadist until jihad somebody. History may provide some clues but they probably would be considered islamophobic unless it was history written by mohameddans. Then, of course, it would be accurate.
Then why didn't an American company place a bid on the P & O leases? Would you force an American company to take over the leases?
And what do people know about shipping and ports???
Here are quotes from Dubai Shipyard's web site:
To be the shipyard of choice, in the International and regional market, for ship repair, conversion, new building, oil rig repairs, offshore fabrication, afloat repairs and industrial services.
To Consolidate and develop Dubai Drydocks as a world leading ship repair, conversion and new building yard in order to enhance the value of our owners investment in the company.
To provide our customers with a service or product which fully meets their requirements and is managed in an ethical and professional manner at all stages.
To treat employees with respect and provide them with a safe, healthy working enviornment which affords security, job satisfaction, fair remuneration and good working conditions.
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