[John Valentine]

The alternative in the Ports deal was Singapore.. another Islamic city state, spuds or potatoes, but no one is pointing that out.

Probably the reason that no one is "pointing that out" is that they would be dead wrong. Singapore is 15% Muslim, 15% Christian, and 42% Buddhist. That being the case, you wouldd be just as right (or wrong) to call Singapore a "Christian city state".

[dalight]

I just harkened to Singapore's repressive laws and jumped to a conclusion rather than checking the facts. Nevertheless, I cannot see alot of difference without getting deep into Singapore and how it behaves on the international stage.

My point is that the Saudi's and China are already owning and running terminals in the US and Singapore was the alternate bidder. No where in sight was an alternate that would be any more secure than UAE.

However, at this point I descend into ignorance.