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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

Support--but wish the Administration had gotten out ahead of this before the thing became a political football. Dems have scored WAY too many points with it!


61 posted on 02/24/2006 12:36:29 PM PST by milagro
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To: Jim Robinson

Oppose.


62 posted on 02/24/2006 12:36:47 PM PST by baw0169
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To: Jim Robinson

Support. The pointers may change, but the leaf nodes remain the same.


63 posted on 02/24/2006 12:36:54 PM PST by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch ist der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: 76834

Why did they (the Adminsitration) come out vocal in support?

Because Bush trusts his people. Sometimes even when he should not - i.e., Michael Brown.


64 posted on 02/24/2006 12:36:58 PM PST by MarxSux
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To: Jim Robinson

Support


65 posted on 02/24/2006 12:37:34 PM PST by Designer (Just a nit-pick'n and chagrin'n)
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To: Jim Robinson

Support.


66 posted on 02/24/2006 12:37:40 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Oppose. Wasn't happy to see the Chicomms take ports in California under Clinton, not happy to see this now...


67 posted on 02/24/2006 12:37:45 PM PST by Junior_G
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To: blogblogginaway

I favor American run ports. In fact, I'd like to see Haliburton get this deal. Wonder what Hillary and Co would have to say about that? Bwahshahhaha!


68 posted on 02/24/2006 12:38:07 PM PST by Jim Robinson
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To: MarxSux

You nailed it exactly.

Thats the main thing that bothers me about this whole deal.


69 posted on 02/24/2006 12:38:14 PM PST by 76834 (There's nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.)
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To: Old Professer
Exsanguination is a remarkably pleasant way die.

Touche.

70 posted on 02/24/2006 12:38:25 PM PST by angkor
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To: blogblogginaway

ditto


71 posted on 02/24/2006 12:38:32 PM PST by lifacs
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To: Jim Robinson

Oppose due the chance that this Arab company will be infiltrated and corrupted ... and now it seems 21 ports are involved


72 posted on 02/24/2006 12:38:48 PM PST by dennisw (Gays love show tunes but Muslims hate Mo' 'toons)
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To: Jim Robinson

Oppose.


73 posted on 02/24/2006 12:38:59 PM PST by tomahawk (Proud to be an enemy of Islam)
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To: chesley
However, I can't say that I like being on the same side of an issue as Jimmy Carter.

Jimmy Carter isn't ALWAYS wrong. He was correct in stating that the country during his presidency was in "a malaise."

74 posted on 02/24/2006 12:39:02 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: dfwgator
I'm not thrilled about it, but what's the realistic alternative?

My guess if we don't support this, then we can just kiss any kind of help from the UAE on terrorism goodbye.

75 posted on 02/24/2006 12:39:10 PM PST by marvlus
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To: dennisw

Ditto.


76 posted on 02/24/2006 12:39:38 PM PST by tomahawk (Proud to be an enemy of Islam)
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To: marvlus

And who is in a better position to gather intelligence, a bunch of lily-white agents, or fellow Arabs?


77 posted on 02/24/2006 12:39:53 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Jim Robinson

Support.

Why?

Doing business with people builds friendship.

It's the same reason we should trade with Chinese businesses.

Opening trade with Cuba would be a blessing for Cubans.

Trading with the Russkis helped break down the legitimacy of their sorry Soviet regime.

Doing business builds friendship and trust. This insight was developed by Americans - why abandon it now?


78 posted on 02/24/2006 12:40:08 PM PST by headsonpikes (Genocide is the highest sacrament of socialism.)
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To: Jim Robinson

I would absolutely love to see Haliburton get the deal. That would be satisfying on several different levels.


79 posted on 02/24/2006 12:40:12 PM PST by Junior_G
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To: Jim Robinson
Support. In a perfect world no American enterprise would be foreign run, but, then again my truck would also get 55 mpg, in 4 wd.
80 posted on 02/24/2006 12:40:15 PM PST by crazyhorse691 (Diplomacy doesn't work when seagulls rain on your parade. A shotgun and umbrella does.)
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