You are wrong on this and history will prove you wrong.
After our first phase of the war on Islamofascism, it is now necessary to change Islamic culture by adding a dimension of consumerism to Islamic society. They must enter the 21st Century through participating in the consumption of goods produced in America. We did the same thing with Germany and Italy after WWII. This initiative will change the Middle East as it allows the cheap transport of American produced goods and material into the Area.
Dubai is the modern equivalent of Hong Kong, a no holds barred transhipment point.
I trust the president and his record, not just on the Dubai/P&O deal. The Dems are trying to prevent Dubyah's successfully taking the war on terrorism further by creating a relatively free consumer society in Iraq and Afghanistan, just as Kuwait and Dubai are now. This strategy worked also for South Korea.
Look at the difference now. At night you can see sat photos of a black N. Korea while S. Korea blazes with light. That will be the difference also between Iran and our other Arabian Allies in the future.
You may fold in on yourself, and you may not want to abandon a shite kicking attitude to Islamofascists, but remember this neither do I. The difference between us is that I have the courage to step forward to the next phase needed , as led by our president, and you still want to hunker down behind fortress America. Prior to WWII, that Isolationism bought us the Second World War, and the Holocaust.
Take my point well, I do not mean to deman you or other republicans on their views against the deal. There is a lot a stake , so be very careful how you proceed. God Bless America, and may we have the courage to take our battle against Islamofascism to the next stage, when the grocery and hardware stores work along with our guns.
That is one excellent post.
I support the President's overall actions in the WOT following 9-11. Both in Afghanistan and Iraq. But I differ with the aftermath policy of those invasions. I don't support staying in Afghanistan or Iraq in an attempt to bring democracy to the ME. That is an effort in futility. We're in Afghanistan and Iraq to KILL terrorists and "jihadists". The US military needs to keep bases of operations in both Afgahnistan and Iraq. We need to keep open an avenue open for a first strike capability against terrorism at a moments notice.
I don't have faith in the Islamic world coming around and joining western civilization and our way of life. Most of the people in the ME don't care about the human race or mankind. At least half of all people in the ME hate the USA and what we stand for in the world today. The other half aren't that thrilled with us either. I think the US govt can have a good relationship with other govts in the ME. But Islamic jihad is a way of life for most people in the region. The Islamic religion comes first and foremost in then lives of the worlds 1.2 million Muslims. PERIOD! The Bush administration isn't going to change that in three years, or 300 years! The religion of peace is not much different today, then it was at the the time of Mohammad. Comparing the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to Germany, Italy and Japan after WWII is ridiculous.