[GOP_1900AD]

Globalist Neoliberal Economic Utopians repent! In all seriousness, there is a non protectionist argument against the port deal. I see a difference between sugar subsidies and national security. Globalists cannot draw this distinction. It's not because they are unable to, it's because the "Flat World / Fast World" construct falls apart the minute we rank various economic activities versus their criticality vis a vis national security. The reason globalists refuse to do this, is because once one admits that the possibility of real war between real nation states (as opposed to war against non state actors and rogues) still exists, then the whole premise of the "Flat / Fast World" fall apart. Globalists know this and therefore they must knee jerk oppose any act or inquiry which may subject any economic activity to considerations beyond simple profit and loss.

[Paul Ross]

Globalist Neoliberal Economic Utopians repent!

I like it!

Seriously.

[Alamo-Girl]

I was for the Dubai deal.

[thinkthenpost]

You claim your opposition to DPW buying OPB was national security, why then haven't you been screaming for all foreign operators to likewise be forced out, this change would not have affected our security one iota. DPW operates terminals that ship to the US, the company already possesses any information that is required to bring items here as for infiltrating workers, they'd have a better chance of taking over the union than trying to replace current workers with agents from the Middle East. I might be able to understand all this if this was the very first time a foreign company was attempting this but for me this is 30 years too late.
The state on state war is not obsolete IMO and I am afraid the way the Army is being changed a real war is going to be much bloodier for this country that it had to be. I don't think there was this much outcry concerning the China-Unocal deal and we have actually exchanged gunfire with Chinese the last thing I exchanged with anyone in the UAE was Durhams (sp?) or Dinars at the Gold Souk