Posted on 03/09/2006 9:02:17 AM PST by prairiebreeze
And you're the one squawking that over and over like a parrot with Tourette's Syndrome, as though it somehow is a substantive argument, and as though you yourself are not the one siding with Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. :)
-Dan
They've purchased plenty of our military hardware to keep themselves safe. If they wanted to, they could buy whatever else they would be lacking. I expected this all along. Both sides lose though, if our alliances fail.
Thanks for the ping, going to try to catch up! But I might have a meeting here in a few... I'll read quick! :P
We really don't need cooperation on the WOT, after all New York and LA are kind of worn out and we could always build new cities where they used to be.
let the UAE retailiate, then let iran have at them.....
the UAE would be begging us to come and protect them...
if the UAE wants to be stupid, I say, "Let them."
Exactly - followed to its logical conclusion = massive global trade war (if not a "shooting" war).
What idiot source did you get that LIE from. Saddam was in power LONG before Bush even sniffed the White HOuse. But apparently any LIE you can come up with is ok some fool might believe it.
We are not handing them the ports! It is a business deal to manage one aspect of port operations via a external company. We can still kick them out if they eff around, since we own the land. They've engaged in a legal and vetted business transaction, and they've been an ally. They are paying a lot of good money for this access, so I don't think "giving" is at all the right term.
I too am disgusted with the people who would give in to mass hysteria and politics instead of informing themselves with the facts and supporting and voting for the right thing. I can't tell you how many people I've talked to about this that are so ignorant that they think Saudi Arabia is the same as the Arab Emirates duh! I think now we are screwed and have created a lot of ill will even if the deal does go through.
However we told them that they are not great friends but rather they are terrorists and we do not trust them to manage some terminals in our ports. Do you expect them to agree with us on this?
"the Republicans can go to hell"
Ditto, I was asked yesterday to serve on my county GOP central committee. I will refuse. I help candidates in my area, but these politicians are starting to make me sick. I will continue to support my friends, but the party has lost my support.
How many of you "so called" conservatives who are jumping on the unmanned train wreck called "kill the deal" and are thumbing their noses at the UAE were encouraging Wal-Mart to pull out of Maryland in response to the attack by the state legislature???
Hypocracy is rampant here . . . .
Nations do not have friends. They have interests.
Do you believe they want out of the dark ages? What is stopping them, then?
What do you THING was to be learned wrt Saudi Arabia? This should be hilarious.
Never.
I don't disagree. I believe the democrats attacking the president on this deal are mostly just being opportunistic, but it doesn't change the fact that what they are saying is right. It's no different than when Hillary Clinton seizes the opportunity to sound like she's tough on illegal immigration when George Bush obviously doesn't care about it. I seriously doubt that Hillary cares if illegals flood the US, but how can you blame her for taking advantage of W's woeful ineptness on the issue?
There are truths and then there are greater truths. What you say is true but the greater truth is that the UAE is the home of many that cheered 911 and would be happy to help bring about another. Giving such people access to our security methods and data is just foolish.
WE already showed that we're not worth having as a friend, we only take and then are stupid enough to think we can continue to take after we've kicked someone in the face.
Do you really think it was risk free for them to allow us to use their ports and landing bases? Do you really think it was free for them to provide security for our troops when they were on R&R?
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