All the opposition was based on feeling, that the facts simply did not support.
Some of that 'feeling' is unfortunately quite evident on this thread.........and it's pretty ugly.
Ugly indeed. And if it looks ugly to us, just imagine how it must look across the pond.
My very rational reasons:
* I oppose any state owned firm from outside the US owning anything in the US as a matter of core principles. If we are a free nation, and believe in capitalism, then it is hypocritical to engage with non capitalist "businesses" that are not businesses at all, but are instead, fascist elements. I use the world fascist with care. I use it to depict an economic activity controlled by a government, not shareholders or private individuals.
* Although the UAE have come far vs their ways of the 1990s and appear to be cooperating in aspects of the WOT, I personally do not judge (OMG, there's that un PC word that drives liberals mad!) them to have a sufficiently long track record or sufficient transparency to fully trust them.
* The manner in which this has been handled leads to many questions, which even a 45 day investigation may not be able to answer. While I seriously doubt that there was any wrong doing, I also think that the due diligence may have been lacking.
How's that? Not very emotional, by my, oh here comes that word again, judgment.