It's Time for Cooler Heads to Prevail

Town Hall ^ | 2/24/2006 | Tony Snow

[saveliberty]

LOL! Good morning, tol! :-)

[tiredoflaundry]

Thank you for all the Tony "article" postings!

[Bahbah]

the deal, had just exposed America's tender commercial neck to the glinting scimitars of Araby.

Very nice.

[saveliberty]

http://hughhewitt.com/archives/2006/02/19-week/index.php#a001445

For some added perspective :-)

[saveliberty]

You are very welcome, tol! It has been a pleasure! :-)

[snowsislander]

The ownership change wouldn't have affected anybody on American soil.

What interests me is the argument that "it just doesn't matter what nation is an operator in our ports." I would assume that the extension of that argument then would be that it is just jim-dandy if North Korea, Iran, Syria, Hamas, and Hezbollah suddenly started buying their way into our ports also?

[saveliberty]

:-)A great quote! Good morning, Bahbah!

[Sam the Sham]

This isn't about banning Arab companies from doing business, much as their stooges would like to cry 'racism', 'racism', 'islamophobia'.

It is about one project that entails national security risks and no corresponding gain.

Sure the elites of Dubai have supported us. But then again, the elites of Iran and Saudi Arabia supported us even as the man in the street hated us. Musharaf 'supports' us but do you think the people of Pakistan do ? We can't just base our relations on corrupt elites.

[Bahbah]

Morning, save. Lots of specious argumentation flying around out there. I'm glad that Tony is a voice of reason, but then what would you expect :)

[saveliberty]

How many US companies control US ports?

[Right_in_Virginia]

The ownership change wouldn't have affected anybody on American soil. DPW had agreed to keep the old British management team (comprised of Americans) in charge and would have retained the all-American force of longshoremen at the terminals.

Repeat often.

[CWOJackson]

"It is about one project that entails national security risks and no corresponding gain."

One project? You are aware that the Saudi's already operate this kind of facility in the U.S. aren't you?

You are aware that the UAE already operates this kind of facility in the U.S. aren't you?

You are aware that this gives them no control over port security don't you?

[Right_in_Virginia]

I admire your strength. Keep posting, please!

[saveliberty]

But Musharraf delivered the rumpled AQ bigwig - I can't recall his name but can picture him.

At what point do we give up and say there's no hope, let's withdraw from Iraq? During the Cold War, we had to do business with countries we really didn't like. This is worse than the Cold War-- we will still have to figure out who we have to do business with.

This doesn't mean no vetting. This doesn't mean easy pass, but ask yourself why the Brits, who have also fought along side with us on the GWOT are considering the same deal?

[CWOJackson]

Thank you...I'm humbled.

[PrinceOfCups]

...It was the first government in the region to comply with the "container security" program launched by the Bush administration, testing every container for nuclear contamination. It now is working to develop technology that would permit the swift and thorough scanning of all containers.

Some of the best Western securities companies in the world are writing RFPs for Dubai. One small correction: Dubai is not developing the 100% container inspection technology; it will be purchased from USA companies. The new technology uses high-power x-ray, gamma rays and neutron scanning to detect illicit contents inside containers. The technology overcomes the current technology which is too slow to handle more than a handful of containers. Of course, Dubai has the bucks and determination to be first in everything.

This technology is now commercial; advertised on the Internet.

[saveliberty]

:-) Respectful dissent is welcome and healthy. It's good to raise questions.

I just don't think it helps when some discussions get into the traditional* taunting and name calling.

*at DU

[CWOJackson]

Why do the Australians already have one of their ports using DP World?

Why have we been placing the very logistical lifeline for our forces in Iraq under the care of DP World?

[saveliberty]

Thanks for the information, PrinceOfCups!

[saveliberty]

:-) Can it be that we are in violent agreement?