We've used UAE ports more then any other ports in the world and they've given more support fighting terrorism since 9/11/01 then any other country. They are only 30 miles from Iran and have the only deep water port in the middle east where our large ships can dock for repairs etc..
Quit trying to confuse people with the facts of national security. They don't really want to be bothered with considerin whether rejection of this deal actually helped or hurt our overall security. They just want to feel like rejecting it improved security. Analysis is for RINO's. After all, its feelings, not reality, that matters. Right?
Here's what I can't figure out. Opponents of this deal went nuts because a UAE firm was going to be in charge of some port terminals in the U.S at which unloading would occur.
Exactly what is it about unloading items that already are sitting in ships in ports that is so dangerous? Are they going to smuggle in a nuke? Well hell, why not just blow it up in the port before it gets unloaded? By the time it actually reaches the dock, its a bit late to stop it, isn't it?
We let foreign flagged and operated airlines fly right into our major cities, and we already have ample evidence of what damage a fully loaded plane can do. Hell, if some government is complicit in a plot to bring in a nuke, stick the sucker in a jet that's scheduled to fly in. It's not like we search them before they enter U.S. airspace.
We let foreign flagged, owned, and operated ships get loaded in foreign ports, and then sail right into our harbors. Isn't that where the real danger is? Isn't what is getting loaded onto a ship in a foreign port far more important than what gets unloaded? Because once it is at a port terminal, it already is too late to stop it.
Given that we let foreign airlines fly right into our major cities carrying who knows what, and foreign ships enter our ports carrying who knows what, the feeding frenzy about the unloading of those ships was just irrational. It's like complaining about leaving a second story window unlocked, when all your doors are left not only unlocked but wide-open.
I'm not advocating banning foreign airlines or ships, but as long as we don't do that, concern over the unloading of goods at our terminals is almost pointless, and appears to be nothing more than irrational spite.
I have commented on several threads concerning this sale, sometimes I think clearly and concisely, others times kind of rambling and unclear, but I think I will now let Post #104 speak for me.
I hope everyone has a great day.
And therein spotlights the lack of reasoning on the anti-port side. I have always thought if there was a nuke or dirty bomb on a ship at the Houston port - they could do as much or more damage in the channel before they ever dock for unloading.
The Heroes of Flight 93 and the Shoebomber Flight have given the enemy pause. What unholy warrior coward wants to be taken down by dirty infidels without finishing their murderous mission? The enemy lies in wait for the left and the media to finish us off. Thanks for a well-thought out post.