Posted on 03/09/2006 9:02:17 AM PST by prairiebreeze
Comprehension does not take place when you have blinders on.
Ops4 God Bless America!
This won't work for political and logistical reasons. Using Israeli ports to support our forces in Iraq would not fly in Jordan or Iraq and it would cause us needless grief from the rest of the Middle East who view Israel in less than favorable terms. Some Arabs already view the US entry into Iraq as a proxy war for the Israelis. Using Israel as a logistics base and transhipment point would just fuel the flames. Logistically, Israel does not have the container facilities that approach Dubai's. Jordan would never allow the transhipment.
Or just skip Dubai and go directly to Basrah.
We already use Basra, but it does not have any where near the port facilities of Dubai nor is it as secure.
Or go to Kuwait or Bahrein, instead.
We have bases in both countries, but they don't have world class port facilities either. They are not major ports of call for the world's commercial ocean going trade.
Dubai doesn't have a monopoly here, so stop acting like it does.
Dubai is among the world's most modern sea ports, especially in handling containers. It is the transhipment point for the entire region. When accepting inbound cargo at the port of Dubai, shipments are then segregated and reshipped to other ports in the region. It has nothing to do with being a monopoly, but rather, being efficient, secure, and cost effective.
Dubai provides a modern, secure port of call for American warships. The UAE provides the US with airfields and bombing ranges to train our pilots before going to Iraq. Sure, we could work out some other less than optimum solutions if we want to write off Dubai, but we would still have to deal with other Arab governments to make up for the loss of these facilities.
Since when has Genocide won ANYTHING?
We aren't going to fuel-air bomb anyone and their country isn't that little in the first place.
And if we didn't want them to get nice with Iran, maybe we shouldn't have called them a country full of terrorists.
It's obvious to me that you probably couldn't have found the UAE on a map before this controversy. Maybe you should forget it even exists because you don't know CRAP about them.
"Dubai is threatening retaliation against American strategic and commercial interests if Washington blocks its $6.8 billion takeover of operations at several U.S. ports."
This say a lot. Just WHO do they think they are, threatening us? Haven't they got the nerve. They don't own the U.S., and this IS a good reason to keep their creepy little fingers out of our cookie jar. Boy, oh boy, them folks can take a slow boat to China, too...
It would serve us right. We've got a bunch of real jerks in Congress these days -- on both sides of the aisle.
what friggin world are you living in?
We aren't going to FAB a friendly country over a business deal that WE screwed them on.
And you make the mistake of thinking that genocide is the only way to win.
An ally that we have to pay money to is not an ally. The UAE is not responding to the ports deal failure the way a real ally would.
In case some people aren't sure what an ally is, study the relationship between the US and the UK. The UAE does not fall into the category of "ally."
What would you know about that given your cluelessness wrt this issue. Blind is better than deaf, dumb and blind in any case.
What would you know about that given your cluelessness wrt this issue. Blind is better than deaf, dumb and blind in any case.
Typical stupid comment. Read this thread and learn somthing. The Antis are destroyed by facts.
If you want to be taken seriously, by me, or many others, I would suggest you drop the attitude and words that demean other people's comments. After all, I did not ASK for your opinion. And if you say anything else that's nasty, I WILL NEVER answer you again. SO THERE...
I know what I read, I posted it, it speaks for itself both posts I might add.
You are totally rude, and must have an agenda that does not fit the Freerepublic, a stance on understanding facts.
Or your agenda has not been to defend Our Great Republic, all along!
Whatever side you say your on is now suspect as far as I am concerned.
I have been a member here for over 5 years, and most know when I post, it is documented. You are just a lot of talk and insults, as your moniker cannot deny.
ZOT ALERT!!!!!!
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GOD BLESS AMERICA!
If they were such loyal friends, they wouldn't retaliate but they seem to lack understanding that majority rules and the American people overwhelmingly opposed the port deal that the president said he didn't know anything about but was going to veto it. Say again? The American people are tired of being played.
That's not going to go over too well.
There was no clear explanation and if the administration cannot market its ideas, it's not my problem.
You are a LIAR. Pure and simple. There is not a word of truth in that post wrt me or my ideas.
Fighting with Know Nothings helping the Party of Treason does little to improve my attitude.
The American people were lead down a merry path of deceit. Most have no ideas of the details of the situation, the business deal nor port security. Most don't know a terminal from a port. What was packaged as a security issue was actually a grievance from a company with a failed bid, the longshoremans union and the Democrats. And foolish republican congressmorons.
We will pay for this, fianancially for a very long time. I hope it's only financially and not with lost American military and civilian lives through loss of intel. Which we are now going to pay even more for.
Very true
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