Ridiculous objections (port sale)

The Gulf Today (UAE) ^ | 26 February 2006 | DR MUSA KEILANI

[Flavius]

well if we turn the whole country to muslim ran countries we'll never be atacked again

now it all makes sense

[GeorgeW23225]

Regardless of the contents of the article, I have a problem with the headline.

We are NOT selling ports!! The Dubai based company will only be managing some terminals in some ports, limited only to loading and unloading cargo. PERIOD!!

This has NOTHING to do with national security.

It has EVERYTHING to do with big labor unions!!

[penelopesire]

as always....."the JOOOOOOOZZZZZZ are to blame"...(rolling eyes)

[Cornpone]

Ah...you got the message.

[MJY1288]

This whole thing has been the biggest mistake made by the Republican Party since they failed to remove Clinton from office. This whole story should have been a non event, but the Republicans over reacted because (BY LAW) they were not in the loop in this international transaction, despite the fact that it has been public knowledge since November of 2005.

President Bush was not served very well by his staff and cabinet because they left him in the dark on this issue... (even though it didn't rise to the Presidential level) he should have been made aware of this transaction.

The only way the Republicans can back off of the limb they finds themselves on is to conduct serious hearings and BLAST the Democrats for condemning racial profiling, yet demanding the Bush Administration practice it despite the fact that DPW was given the green light by the Commission the Congress mandated for these types of transactions

[MJY1288]

simply brillaint /sarcasm

[SandfleaCSC]

WHAT IS TAKING place in Washington over the proposed takeover of container operations at six major ports in the US by a UAE-based company is nothing but a reflection of the real mindset of American politicians influenced by Israel into seeing Arab and Muslim countries as a security risk to the US after the Sept.11 attacks.

This refined and educated moderate muslim sure doesn't take long to lay all his cards on the table. First sentence. Take that Iran, you are no longer the fastest Jooooo blamer in the sandbox.

[Tactical]

Well, US security and intelligence agencies had tip-offs about an impending attack ahead of Sept.11, but they failed to take preventive action; so how anyone could blame others where they themselves had failed?

I see....So since there was an intelligence failure to act on bad intelligence in pre-9/11, it is our fault that Islamic Radicals killed thousands of people in New York.

Seems to me someone just slipped up and admitted who's on who's side when it comes to terrorism.

Don't blame the terrorists, blame the victim for allowing themselves to get attacked in the first place.

With that philosophy, then the U.S. is warranted in not allowing the UAE to control it's ports. If something happens again at a port, then the mindset in the middle east will be that the U.S. is again at fault for allowing it to happen.

This article seems kind of ...well ...silly.

[COEXERJ145]

well if we turn the whole country to muslim ran countries we'll never be atacked again

You got it all figured out. This is all part of Bush's great plot to turn the U.S. into a 100% Muslim nation.

My comment is dripping with sarcasm.

[sinkspur]

This whole thing has been the biggest mistake made by the Republican Party since they failed to remove Clinton from office.

Yep. The Republicans screwed up, and they know it. Frist, Santorum, Hastert have all gone silent and are looking for some kind of way to work this out.

Bush will bend over backward, again, so idiots like Lindsey Graham can take his foot out of his mouth.

[penelopesire]

"This has NOTHING to do with national security.

It has EVERYTHING to do with big labor unions!!"

well...from the left, it really is about the labor unions and their deep seated communist ideals of 'state ownership'..ie... government 'ownership', etc. From our side..it REALLY is about national security and a tad bit of Islamofascists phobia....lol. Sue me....lol..I don't relish the idea of Shariah law upsurping the United States of America's constitution down the road because of some 'international law' agreement...blahblahblah.

Oh... tell the guy who keeps telling us to read "UNHOLY ALLIANCE"...i got my copy today!! A mind bending and depressing accounting of the left's vaccuous agenda! GOD BLESS THIS COUNTRY AGAINST THOSE THAT SEEK TO DESTROY IT!

[MJY1288]

I am totally disgusted with the weak kneed republicans like Lindsey Graham. They know what kind of support the UAE has been giving us since 9/11 and they should have known their excellent record in Port operations as well as their 4 fold increases in security in their own Ports, that they have opened up for our Customs Officials to work in and inspect all levels of security in Dubai and elsewhere

[Flavius]

yawn

[MJY1288]

"yawn"

Excellent defense of your post /sarcasm

[Dialup Llama]

We are NOT selling ports!! The Dubai based company will only be managing some terminals in some ports, limited only to loading and unloading cargo. PERIOD!!

This has NOTHING to do with national security.

Why does this not make me feel better? Call me a reactionary know-nothing but the unloading of cargo into the US just MIGHT have a teeny bit to do with security.

[penelopesire]

"I see....So since there was an intelligence failure to act on bad intelligence in pre-9/11, it is our fault that Islamic Radicals killed thousands of people in New York.

Seems to me someone just slipped up and admitted who's on who's side when it comes to terrorism.

Don't blame the terrorists, blame the victim for allowing themselves to get attacked in the first place.

With that philosophy, then the U.S. is warranted in not allowing the UAE to control it's ports. If something happens again at a port, then the mindset in the middle east will be that the U.S. is again at fault for allowing it to happen.

This article seems kind of ...well ...silly."

BUY David Horowitz's book: "UnHoly Alliance"..(Radical Islam and the American Left). This 'author' is only propogating the outright lies of our own academia(Chomsky, etc.) He thinks he sounds 'smart' by association. He is nothing but a parrot of our own LEFT!!.. Go get the book..it is an eye opener!

[boycottliberalhollywood.com]

Why does this not make me feel better? Call me a reactionary know-nothing but the unloading of cargo into the US just MIGHT have a teeny bit to do with security.

I'm with you. I've seen plenty of folks say why this port deal is no threat, I've bee called idiot and worse in other threads here on fr, and so forth. Yet what, we're supposed to find solace in US ports not being ran by the US? I do recall quite an uproar when Hutchison Whampoa took over operations of the Panama Canal. So how is this different? I think most folks in America are saying "Who? Taking over what? Whoa, let's wait a bit here..."

[Echo Talon]

Although this article is very provocative I agree the deal should go though. We want the Muslim world to enter the 21st century and when they try we are seen as shooting them down. Doesn't look good especially when Canada, Australia, Germany and China don't have a problem with them managing their ports.

[GeorgeW23225]

Nothing will change in respect with national security. Our ports will still be under the security of the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Homeland Security.

DPW will only "manage" some terminals within some ports, and will only load and unload cargo that has been cleared by security. 30% of our ports/terminals are already being managed by foreign countries. DPW is the same management company who is doing the same work for England, Australia, South Korea and China. Those countries are thrilled at the results. That is why our "Big" Labor unions are so horrified. DPW uses state of the art loading and unloading technology, and that scares the hell out of the labor unions.

Would I prefer that an American company do the work? Sure, but no one wants to do it. And besides, would that automatically guarantee better security? No. After all, Timothy McVeigh was an American, and look what he did in Oklahoma City.