Posted on 03/09/2006 9:02:17 AM PST by prairiebreeze
Absolute nonsense. Who is threatening the UAE?
oh yeah....
I hope they enjoy being aligned with Chuck Schumer.
If the shoe were on the other foot, the same morons would be pissed.
I hope they don't turn to Iran, but my guess is that they will.
Hate to say it, we deserve it. We've demonized them for no good reason, we've called into question their integrity for no good reason, and now we are renegging on a business deal, which is a big no-no in the Arab world anyway. So now they are telling us where to go.
We deserve it. We've acted like a bunch of 5 yr olds or LIBERALS. After all, idiots like Michael Weiner is taking his marching orders from Schumer and Peter King and all of the others that ONLY STAND TO GAIN BY EMBARRASSING THE PRESIDENT.
freakin idiots.
Well, so much for the bunch of geniuses who stated that there would be no repercussions.
"It seems to me this is a win/win for the Democrats. They get to damage the economy, alienate an ally in the war on terror, and make Bush look bad, all while posturing as defenders of our national security. What a coup, and credit must be given to their useful idiots on the Republican side who went along."
Applause! Finally a voice or reason. They're running with this one all the way to November! The Democrats finally got some BS to stick to the proverbial wall.
God help us. We have to listen to Chuck Schumer, Dingy Harry and all the rest for the next six months.
Thanks Senators... thanks for all you've done to secure the Democrat Party as the Party of Homeland Security!
If Boeing had a manufacturing facility in New York, jack@sses like Peter King and Chuck Schumer would not only be ardent supporters of the UAE port deal . . . they'd be giving "Lewinskys" to every member of the UAE royal families on a daily basis, too.
they will do just fine without us.
They have no natural enemies.
The Iranians are on the other side of the gulf.
we've screwed ourselves and I REALLY hope you enjoy having one fewer ally in the Middle East. One fewer base for our troops to get RNR, one fewer logistics point, one fewer ship port.
Enjoy.
Are you suggesting we now give in to Arab threats? That's pathetic. If the UAE's "loyalty" is this fragile, and they feel the need now to threaten us, SCREW THEM. They were nothing more than fairweather friends to begin with.
their money. And cut out the stupid euphemisms. Besides this is all for show. The President understands and will veto the show vote. We are in the business of including these people, not excluding. Will it be our undoing? Perhaps. Will economic/military/social isolationism be our undoing? Without a doubt.
I am more concerned for our country than at any time before or since 9/11. Humiliating the UAE this way is going to hurt us. Big time. In ways we can't even imagine right now.
The president mishandled this from a PR standpoint and the Republicans have just abdicated responsibility to the Democrats.
pretty much.
Hope these idiots enjoy it.
I can't believe that there has never been a thought about the ramifications of blocking the deal. The UAE is a close to being a Europeanazed country as there is in the Middle East. THEY are the ones who are taking a huge risk with their relationship with the US. The more that relationship is publicized, the more risk there is that terrorists will start targeting them. Given that they have spent billions to attract foreign capital and tourism, we thank them for their risk taking by kicking them in the teeth.
what if 100 high ranking and rank and file military folks stood up and said you are wrong. what would you say then?
I will not argue with you here michigander. I've acknowleged that anonymous sources are used, but also that Rush and the blogosphere is picking it up.
Believe it or not, I couldn't care less. The damage has been done.
Bush did not set up Saddam in Iraq. LOL
What a liar you are.
The public would have reacted better if they had been given the facts. The part of the public that relies on MSM did not get the facts--and unfortunately, that's a big chunk of the public.
As for the legislators that pushed for the blockage, on the 'Rat side they were just trying to slap the Bush admin; on the (so-called) Republican side, they were mostly grandstanding for the upcoming election.
A pox on all of them.
Bad Dhimmis!! How can they dare think the UAE doesn't have their best interests at the center of their loving Islamic hearts.
Seems the facts depend on which position you take.
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