[MillerCreek]

The UAE does not recognize Israel. Among other things but the point is...there's incentive THERE (UAE) to do harm. It's nice they've committed and agreed to certain conditions but they also are just as likely to commit and agree to other conditions if the terms are right.

The UAE also recognizes the Taliban as the rightful government of, what, Iran, while it does not recognize Israel. I'm sorry but I perceive the opportunity for disaster here.

[pierrem15]

I agree with everyone who states that this deal stinks: but I'm willing to hold my nostrils on the basis that there may be other quite important issues involved that we do not know about (and probably should not know about).

The press (as usual) is also making more this than there is: the ports were already managed by a foreign company. That British company and their employees are not going away o be replaced by Arabs, the main company is simply being acquired by the emirates.

Since Britain is also infested with Islamonazis (who can more easily hide and travel under British passports than UAE citizens), it's not clear to me that the situation is actually getting any worse.

The real issue is how we could allow any foreign company to control our ports after 9/11?

[jveritas]

The UAE "recognized" and not "recognizes" the Taliban as the official government of "Afghanistan" not "Iran". They did so because UAE imports a lot of labor from Afghanistan. Also Pakistan recognized the government of Taliban. If you are not aware yet, the Taliban do not exist anymore because we took them out back in the fall of 2001.

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.