Posted on 02/24/2006 4:56:54 AM PST by indcons
I agree with you....could have been phrased more accurately by the author.
And of course the 9/11 report was soooo reliable based on such commission members as Jamie Gorelick and R. Benvitiste!
I'll take ANYone's opinion over yours.
This is such stupid hysteria. Here in Philadelphia, where they are allegedly being "given our port", they are actually going to manage a single warehouse and wharf at Tioga Marine Terminal used mostly to import fruit from South Africa and Chile.
What seems to be missing from all the discussion on this issue is that there are no American companies who have the capital to invest in this type of thing anymore.
We have been living off the wealth generated by our fathers and grandfathers generation for at least 20 years, (just moving it around) IMHO, and have given it all away to foreign governments. Now we are at their mercy.
"I was wondering when you would land up to post your inane remarks. BTW, have you ever followed the UAE connection to terrorism?
Guess what? You are in a minority on FR....the same minority that supported the doomed Harriet Miers nomination till the very end."
Funny, I think I remember something about how many Saudis were involved in 9/11(15 I believe) and we buy our oil from them. Not sure if I want a country who actively sponsors terrorism and hatred for Israel as one of our primary suppliers of energy. Then again, knowing this I saw what the reaction from our Senators to opening ANWR was like.
As for Miers, IMHO I believe that nominating Miers solidified the right and that is why Alito is on the bench. For four years Rove was an evil genius. I still believe he is.
OOO OOO OOO Lemme try, the argument goes :
AH HAH!! See, Fruit is IRRADIATED, meaning the evil Mooslims can hide Dirty Bomb parts in the fruit containers and thier enablers at DPO will let the shipments pass right through because they are in on the deal, and if a radiation detector goes off they will just turn it off and ignore because they are in charge of the ports now, and the destruction of Philadelphia will be ON YOUR HANDS!!!!
Damn, I may have to switch sides, I am sogooooooooooooooooood at this I just convinced myself.
"What seems to be missing from all the discussion on this issue is that there are no American companies who have the capital to invest in this type of thing anymore. "
Schumer wanted Halliburton to run the ports.
Does Tommy Franks know for certain WHY the UAE is letting US ships be refurbished and replenished there? Maybe it's to trick us like we were fooled re the USS Cole. By the way, since when has an Arab ever been "trustworty"? Lying is part of their culture. (Oops is that racist?) Remember we used to think Iran was one of our best allies.
Yes, General Franks does have a little bit of first hand knowledge and experience with the issue.
I just came back from 15 months in Iraq and two things I came away with; the resolve that I saw in the Kurdish people to establish a democratic capitalist country and the commitment by the crazed fanatics in the Muslim religion to see to the demise of our way of life.
The port deal maybe completely on the up and up but these people will use whatever means they can find to bring down our nation.....and are willing to patiently wait until the right opportunity comes along to fulfill that desire (ten years between the two New York bombings ). There is no doubt in my mind that they are coming and the fewest opportunities we give them the better off we will be.
And we should give them no more opportunity then we give them in providing the same services to our U.S. Naval vessels currently.
As I recall, John Gibson pressed Schumer into saying that he would rather see Halliburton running the ports than DP. It was at the very end of an interview and Gibson set up the scenario, which Schumer reluctantly agreed to. Not quite as stunning, but still of interest.
Yes, they would have to spend many years proving to me they are allies. Maybe if they would rush to the defense of Israel just once or a dozen times.
This was another inept deal by the Bush administration, no matter what is claimed now. They had a great chance to show off domestic conern by handling Katrina better, at least in the aftermath. But the botches keep piling up: Harriet Myers, Katrina aftermath, the port deal, no border security.
If we had some border security there might be some trust in the administration, but years after 9/11, we still see nothing. As Dennis Miller said, "I know Mexicans are coming across the border and need jobs, but at least sign the ^%$@* guestbook on the way in." He got a huge round of applause.
Hillary could win crucial states on the border issue alone.
Uh oh.
I just discovered they sometimes also import timber products and big rolls of paper at Tioga Marine too.
Those dirty Muslims are probably going to eat the fruit, make a huge fire, and roll the paper across the city like a giant toilet papering of a tree!
Hide the women and children!
UAE is one of the most progressive Arab countries in the world -- and a very beautiful place BTW -- Women are free to walk around in GASP PANTS!!!! They are allowed to take part in athletics, they are allowed to go to school, attend college, and OMG VOTE!!!! Christian Churches are allowed (albeit one cannot "minister" outside of the church)!!!
Yes, we have heard all the arguments, UAE recognized the Taliban, UAE people may have met with Bin Laden --- ALL PRE 9/11. Once AQ hit us, UAE immediately severed relation with the Taliban and started working with the coalition to bring down the Taliban and Saddam. They gave us vital intel, and were also a coalition partner in Desert Storm.
They allow us to base Naval, Army and Air Force personnel in thier country. We sell them arms all the time, including Apache helicopter and F-16's (Do you think we would willingly arm our enemy).
They also control the Straits of Hormuz. NOW I ask you this, is operation of a HANDFUL of warehouses worth destroying an international relationship with one of the most important strategic partners in the WOT????
You mean those that actually look at the facts instead of getting every talking point from Faux News? I can honestly say I can count on one hand the number of times I have supported administration policy, as nothing it's done has been conservative. But on this issue I have no problem with Bush's decision
Which is retarded, because Halliburton is not an overseas shipping line, so why would they need wharfs and warehouses?
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