Why don't you think people can make decisions for themselves? Why are you telling me all about Chuckie? I live in NC so I really don't care waht Chuckie thinks about much of anything. I just happen to agree with what he says (although that isn't necessarily what he believes). But I didn't need to hear his opinion before having my own.
It seems that you decision is based on fear and emotion rather than fact. Knee jerk reactions and the decisions based on them are wrong.
Your first post intrigues me.
"Yeah, call those who oppose this protectionists. And I would call those who support the deal anti-semites. Fair enough."
Seems you equate this deal with Israel for some reason. But the people who support this deal are anti-semites? I am an anti-semite? The head of Israel's largest shipping company is an anti-semite? Seems to me that a lot of people throw that term around just for the effect, like it will add weight to their argument. Interesting indeed.
Your next comment is just as interesting.
"They were bigots first."
So if someone is a bigot towards us, that gives us a right to be bigots back? I always thought two wrongs don't make a right, or am I wrong? The "they did it first" argument is pure emotion, and not a good way to make any decisions.
And the comment that I posted to....
"I have looked around. How many countries in the ME support Israel or even their right to exist?"
We do business on a daily basis with countries who do not support Israel, so are you saying that we should not do business with these countries? I seem to recall Israel doing business with China, who does business with Iran, who recently called for the utter destruction of Israel...what does that make the Israelis? Suicidal?
Business is business, politics is crap. Looking at this deal logically, I see a country that is an ally in the WOT. I see a country that is going in the direction that we like, away from radical Islam, even going so far as to root out radicals from the educational establishment. They are becoming a modern economy. They are building on tourism and commerce. Now why would they embrace radical islam when their economy would fall if they did? Another piece of logic states that the port security does not change hands...the US Coast Guard as well as US Customs will still be in charge as well as the same American longshoremen will be offloading the freight. The only thing that changes will be who writes and signs the paychecks.
Do me a favor and take a look at the board of directors of DWP...seems more Americans/westerners are on the board than arabs. Logic should reign.