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I think you have most of this correct...

no one has all the facts because Congress can't count to 45.....I don't think snugs was calling anyone names....other than COngressCritters..maybe...

the knee-jerk comes from, again.. no one having the facts because the LYNCH MOB in DC can't count to 45....

I agree our relationships don't hang on one business deal...

but when a country lets us put our MILITARY WARSHIPS ON THEIR DOCKS... but we won't let them do business in ours.. that is certainly a bigger issue than just a business deal...

think about it.. would Iran or North Korea welcome our BATTLESHIPS in THEIR PORTS?

I m not going to argue the deal itself.. it is the knee-jerk of turning 45 days into 6 that ires me....

(just in case no one knew that by now..LOL!)

I was just using the port deal as an example of how Sean Hannity tends to knee jerk.

As I said regardless of this tendency he did promote and work hard in 2004 for the Bush/Cheney ticket.

He will again be pushing the Republican line in the mid terms and for that reason alone I think that the baby should not be thrown out with the bath water.

Having our ships in Dubai is a business deal too, one that profits both parties. It's not a favor the UAE is doing us. According to cva66snipe, we could as well use India ports, just as strategically. And an alliance with India is one I wholeheartedly support; I'm glad to see this admin furthering that, partly because India is a democracy AND they will surpass China in population 2010-2012.

So, fine. However, the repeating of buzz words by proponents of DPW's deal does not bolster the claim that their position is based on fact and reason.

I invite you and anyone else here to look into the provisions of CFIUS, a Committee that was formed by Executive Order in 1975 and which operates by a process that needs to be updated to post-9/11 times.

Although the issue started with one business deal, it has rightly shed light on national security and any glitches that need to be fixed.

Members of Congress actually listened to the constituents who contacted them. And they took action. We now await an American buyer and that's where it stands.