And, some on this thread, and others, are lumping those opposed to this deal as something pretty negative, as well.
Muslims are just fellow Americans to me. Some good, some bad. As long as they love America, I'll stand with them - especially if they're conservatives ;-)
My sister married a Pakistani man. He's a great guy, although he had three marriages (my sister is #3). I agree with that.
My problem with this deal is the way it has been dealt with. Almost in secret. We have people on this site rabidly defending a deal they know nothing about. We also have people rabidly opposing this deal they know nothing about.
Why couldn't this have been handled in a more publice way? We have a govt. agency doing research on this sale and yet it was attempted to push this deal through under the table. Even the president and vice-president didn't know about it (they claim).
If it had been handled in an open and above-board way I am sure almost no one would have opposed it. The way it was handled provided the ammunition to oppose it.
You're right it did appear secretive to me too when I first learned of the deal. But then I learned that that's the way the law (that set up this secret process) was written by congress. The law specifically left congress (and upper level administration) out of the process until the end after the decision has been made.