Posted on 02/26/2006 7:21:39 PM PST by Cornpone
The US needs to know what will happen if an anti-American sheik takes over Dubai. And that could easily happen.
What will we do then? Where does that leave our Ports?
Dubai is the most liberal of the Emirates, the others are much more ... shall we say, not. Let's do the deal right. Neither side is desperate.
The same thing happens to the ports that happened to German-owned properties in WW2
Then put it in the deal. That would make it better for me.
Assuming it's not already too late.
Hypocrites
Cornpone, thanks for posting the article.
I'm just an armchair expert, and I am not for the port deal.To me the reasons are obvious, as an Islamist nation who agrees with an ideology that favors the destruction or servitude of me and my family should not be in charge of any part of any point of entry of any thing into my coun try.
From your homepage, it is apparent that you are one who knows whereof you speak. Please continue to share your point of view. I know that it can be frustrating and all, and that there is a certain smugness on the part of those who seem to favor this deal because of their supposed superior logic and understanding of the facts. You know, the kind of superior intellect that would brand my way of thinking on the port deal as xenophobic, racist, or just plain uninformed.
Having seen the effects of Islamist ideology first hand in NYC,well, too bad.
ping
"And there in is the problem with this administration. They still don't understand the history of Islam and the fact that it is political and religion is the face it hides behind."
its a religion of peace!!!!! stop being so hateful of this incredible religion. maybe if the jews would just give up israel and the entire world would allow sharia law to be imposed on itself, we could see that!!!
/sarcasm
Chronicles Magazine apparently can't write the truth either. The ports are run by the US. The terminals at the ports are leased to shipping companies. DPW will be acquiring the leases to 21 terminals at 6 ports via the purchase of a UK company.
It's really not hard to write the truth.
This says all that needs to be said.
The answer is still NO.
Nice summary. More generally, it is the logic of political correctness, once abhored by Republicans but now embraced by the Bush administration.
LOL!
I should change my name to ThreadKiller. Where did everyone go?
They don't even own the terminals ( warehouses ) they manage; they lease them. The ports, themselves, are OWNED by the states and cities where they are located.
If one was to use your description of Dubai and substitute America, it would be just as true; as far as it goes.
Yes, that's a point frequently lost on the "Bush-can-do-no-wrong" crowd here.
That area of the world is not particularly stable. There's certainly no guarantee (and in my mind, not even a good chance) that the UAE will be pro-American for the foreseeable future.
General Pace is a good man. I have posted some very favorable reviews of his testimony and I agree with most of his logic and strategy. In this case, considering more facts than I'm willing to discuss in this response, I trust a thorough review by congress representing all the American people more than a 'trust me' from an elected executive and a handful of apparently ill-informed bureaucrats tied to an executive tit.
I see you're up on all the issues.
You missed the point...his whole "conspiracy" film was about the Bush families connections to Arab kingdoms. Clearly, this is mostly a British run company, but the ownership is the Kindgom of this U.A.E. nation. I personally don't see the problem if Pakistan ran it, it simply flies in the face of the whole administrations position.
Sorry. When I replied to you, I didn't know that you were talking about his "conspiracy' film.
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