One of the guys I work with is of Arab ancestry. REALLY nice guy. Married, has a kid on the way. Moderate, polite, genial, etc.
We have to realize that there are Islamofascists that want to destroy us and moderate Arabs like him.
A UAE company that spends 6+ BILLION on operational rights to these ports is not going to let their operations get trashed or lost due to terrorism. They just wouldn't. There are much cheaper ways to hurt the USA for them.
Its irrational to believe this deal is about security. The anti's are driven by political opportunists who are using your natural fear and concern, mixing in some false claims, and trying to turn it into a fiasco.
There are parts of this story that ARE concerning, but not the UAE purchasing the business. The process it took seems too "inside" and the fact Bush didn't know about it appears to make him look "out of touch" but the security part is a total fabrication.
I would put a requirement (and perhaps there is one) that we have access to their networks, communications, etc with a waiver for unlimited, any-time surveillance. Maybe we did already..lets get the facts and panic later.
My fiance is from the middle east I know alot of good Arab people but at the same time I dont want records of things going on in our ports over there in the middle east. And I noticed you said:
I would put a requirement (and perhaps there is one) that we have access to their networks, communications, etc with a waiver for unlimited, any-time surveillance. Maybe we did already..lets get the facts and panic later.
That right there is another reason I dont want them in our ports or any foreign country for that matter. I know we have to keep an eye on any foreign country running our ports but you have just acknowledged what I feel and that is that we have to watch these guys alot more careful than the British