[i_dont_chat]

This is a stupid question, but here goes:

Regarding this "deal" with the company controlled by the UAE, what are the facts about the financials of the "deal"?

Was the contract put out to bid?

Is any money exchanged for the award of the contract?

How does the vendor get it's money? From whom?

What is the term of the contract?

What is the reason why no company in the United States is interested?

There is so much which is unknown.

[Coldwater Creek]

You know! I am just not privy to those particular details, and neither are you, but I have read and listened to enough informed sources to make a rational decision, and I am sticking with it.

This is my last word on this subject for today.

[Alberta's Child]

There is so much which is unknown.

There is very little about this which is unknown, except for those who know nothing about the issue and are too damned lazy to do some research on it.

The answer to every question you've asked can be answered with about 20-30 minutes of research on the internet. To make matters easier, you can find all those answers right here on FreeRepublic -- by looking through the hundreds of well-informed posts on various threads about this subject over the last two weeks.