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After a few days of fact finding and debate, do you now support or oppose the Dubai Ports deal?
FR Poll ^

Posted on 02/24/2006 12:20:23 PM PST by Jim Robinson

FR Poll: After a few days of fact finding and debate, do you now support or oppose the Dubai Ports deal?

Support

Oppose

Undecided


TOPICS: Announcements; Free Republic; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dubai; ports; uae
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To: Jim Robinson

Oppose.

Even if it WAS a good idea, the need for advance damage control should have been anticipated and ready to roll, or even better, pre-empt any criticisms.


261 posted on 02/24/2006 2:00:57 PM PST by ZULU (Non nobis, non nobis, Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts, and guns made America great.)
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To: blogblogginaway
Will he evict this foreign owned outfit from the Port of Baltimore?
262 posted on 02/24/2006 2:02:00 PM PST by PogySailor (Semper Fi to the 3/1 H&S Company in Haditha.)
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To: SerpentDove
MY WORD WHO DO WE HAVE RUNNING THE PR AROUND HERE, MORONS?!?!?!

Agree.

263 posted on 02/24/2006 2:02:10 PM PST by redgirlinabluestate
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To: Jim Robinson

Support


264 posted on 02/24/2006 2:02:50 PM PST by 6ppc
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To: Jim Robinson

Support. Anything that the Teamsters are mad at has to have something going for it.


265 posted on 02/24/2006 2:04:11 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel (Islamofascists don't need cartoons. They're already caricatures.)
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To: CharlesWayneCT; Jim Robinson

Thank you for posting the new poll Mr. Robinson.

I agree, were there an American company that were in the bidding process, I'd prefer they have the contract. I'd prefer the current company continue. But we don't live in a perfect world and I don't see that the strength of the arguments against this deal measure up to the reasons to support this deal. From what I've seen most of the opposition centers around conjecture of what CAN happen.

Theories. Suspicions. Distrust.

The reasons to support center around more concrete findings such as they have a good record with other nations and our own military in this field. As well, stategically we need to develop friendly alliances with Muslims to counter those that seek to kill us. I have no reason to believe this group seeks to ensure our ports are blown up. Neither from a business standpoint nor a more personally driven agenda.

Terrorists specifically operate in nationless status to make it difficult to track them or retaliate. What folks are essentially suggesting is that the UAE is presenting itself as a fat target should anything happen. No, I give them credit for having more sense to make themselves an inviting bullseye in event of an attack.

I come from leaning against but uncommittal because I knew nothing about the issue, to supporting it. The case for is simply stronger than the case against.


266 posted on 02/24/2006 2:05:06 PM PST by Soul Seeker (Mr. President: It is now time to turn over the money changers' tables.)
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To: PogySailor; Alberta's Child

Both of your posts prove the whole argument that "nothing will change because P&O already controls the ports"...Blah Blah...Are nothing but misleading and inacurate information. So those who are supposably giving us the facts are in fact decieving us. I also gathered from FOX that not all the ports in question here can be treated the same as to who is there and how they are run.


267 posted on 02/24/2006 2:05:41 PM PST by Revel
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To: SerpentDove
Granted we got no info from the administration when all h broke loose end of last week but perhaps that will turn into a good thing. From what I understand, there will be briefings and hearings. These should expose the hysteria (and out and out lies I may add) by the dems and the MSM. Furthermore, there are elected officials who hastily spoke out against it in the beginning of whom some have now backed down and are now in support of it.
268 posted on 02/24/2006 2:08:33 PM PST by blogblogginaway (..)
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To: PogySailor

Of course not. I believe he had a knee jerk reaction like most did. Probably his ego was somewhat hurt also as he wasn't consulted (which he wasn't allowed by law to be btw). I know he has had Bush to the port several times.


269 posted on 02/24/2006 2:11:39 PM PST by blogblogginaway (..)
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To: tiki

Good points.


270 posted on 02/24/2006 2:13:45 PM PST by nuffsenuff (Don't get stuck on Stupid - General Russ Honore Sept 21, 2005)
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To: Gritty
Frankly, I think a lot of the nasty reaction on this is attributable to pent-up rage over our criminally open borders and the syrupy "Religion Of Peace"TM crapola our politicians try to make us swallow daily.

I'd agree with you here. Oh, I think there are the usual minority that actually are affected by prejudice involved to an extent. Then there are the biased Libs that will always say the opposite without thought. But the rest that were/are in opposition, the majority of that opposition, I do believe did so for the reason you state. The borders. The perception Washington is not taking domestic securities seriously enough, and this was a reaction to it in an indirect way. And, yeah, I don't believe Americans feel it's a religion of peace. I don't, though I do support "liberalizing" their doctrine so they'll buy into the idea it is a religion of peace. Sort of the way Liberals try to liberalize Christianity, only in the case of Islam, it would be to its benefit.

But D.C. will not read it that way because they need to be smacked in the face with reality. Taking up the issue indirectly is too subtle for them to grasp.

271 posted on 02/24/2006 2:14:51 PM PST by Soul Seeker (Mr. President: It is now time to turn over the money changers' tables.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Oppose. And if Bush were a Democrat, so would nearly everyone here.

-Dan

272 posted on 02/24/2006 2:19:40 PM PST by Flux Capacitor (Trust me. I know what I'm doing.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Oppose. Too much of a 9/11 connection to the UAE with the funds routed through their banks and two of the hijackers being UAE citizens.


273 posted on 02/24/2006 2:20:54 PM PST by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Support.


274 posted on 02/24/2006 2:22:43 PM PST by labard1
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To: Jim Robinson

Oppose.


275 posted on 02/24/2006 2:24:03 PM PST by Czar (StillFedUptotheTeeth@Washington)
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To: Jim Robinson
Support.

Of course.

276 posted on 02/24/2006 2:24:41 PM PST by Siena Dreaming
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To: Jim Robinson

Oppose.


277 posted on 02/24/2006 2:24:49 PM PST by Aliska
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To: Jim Robinson

Oppose.


278 posted on 02/24/2006 2:26:59 PM PST by TexasRepublic (North American distributor for Mohammed Urinals. Franchises available.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Support


279 posted on 02/24/2006 2:27:08 PM PST by PRND21
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To: Jim Robinson

Oppose.


280 posted on 02/24/2006 2:27:09 PM PST by Arizona
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