The blackmail threats by the Dubai royal family just sealed the killing of the deal. Bush had a chance with the Senate, but the blackmail threats today just ended it. The deal is dead.
Now we're seeing the true nature of these muslim "allies" that Tommy Franks, Bill Clinton, Maddie Albright, Tom Daschle and Jimmy Carter were pimping for. Blackmail, threats, rage and anti-Americanism.
This is not "blackmail." It's simpley "Well, if you don't think we're worthy of doing business in YOUR country, you can get the heck out of OURS."
I agree 1000%.
It comes down to this: Sell us these rights, ( sell us (x) in the future) or we'll...
No bases now. What will be the threat in the future? Sell us this, or else?
I wouldn't sell an Arab/Muslim a bottle of water to save them from death by dehydration, much less the rights to anything in this country.
Now its not that they have the chance to buy these rights-they DEMAND it. Typical Arabs.
I am a Bush supporter- but in this I think he's wrong.
I think there are some who actually think these threats of retaliation will make some who oppose the deal change their minds? Go figure.