"The UAE's view of us is not important in this matter. Their citizens were involved in committing and financing 9/11. We're trying to get them to examine their own behavior pre/post 9/11, and understand why ATM it's neither proper nor necessarily beneficial to have them managing port operations on our soil."
I disagree, I think it is necessary that the UAE among other nations of the world know our word means something. Unfortunately depending upon which party or ideological leaning gets elected in this nation determines what the message is.
We in this nation that went to sleep under clintonism allowed a world of mixed message to be sent. This is not an excuse for terrorists, however, were Somalia handled as more than just a humanitarian food depot these terrorists and the rest of the world just might have a different opinion of US prior to 9/11.
The Euros were all about forming their union so they could become the new supercenter and their hands are not clean in this terrorists insanity.
Seems to me we in the nation are as vulnerable to the socialist leftist liberal ideology as we are to these fundie terrorists, and their differences are not far apart both lead to a destruction of this nation as a Constitutional Republic.
"Seems to me we in the nation are as vulnerable to the socialist leftist liberal ideology as we are to these fundie terrorists, and their differences are not far apart both lead to a destruction of this nation as a Constitutional Republic." Agreed there. Personally saw the UAE ports-deal as increasing, rather than decreasing, our vulnerability in the long-run. I have the same opinion of the Saudi and ChiCom involvement. IMHO, we need to do everything possible to release their grip on our infrastructure.
"were Somalia handled as more than just a humanitarian food depot these terrorists and the rest of the world just might have a different opinion of US prior to 9/11."
Unfortunately, we can't go back in time and change the '92 & '96 election results. We can try to repair the damage done, and slowly right the ship.
If not us, who? If not now, when?