[M. Thatcher]

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[Ooh-Ah]

See: U.S. (REP) Lawmaker Attempting To Block Ports Agreement (holding US military funding hostage!)

[Stellar Dendrite]

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[jveritas]

Yeah, I just had an orgasm because of this great news (sarcasm beyond belief).

[MNJohnnie]

Couple of questions I wonder if the Weapons of Mass Demagoguery will answer?

If the Port Deal is such a major important crises, WHY did the Congresscritter Know Nothings in the Congress put their Anti-Capitalism "Port" legislation INSIDE an Appropriation bill? If this is so important why are the Congress Critters so gutless as to NOT put it up as stand alone legislation?

Do any of the Port fools even realize that the Federal Govt has NOTHING to do with who buys P&O? Blocking this deal merely means someone ELSE will have to buy P&O 9 Terminals. Did you even bother to stop and thing about that? The Democrat Senate Leaderhsip has now put forward legislation to create a Department of Port Security. Wonder if the Know Nothing talking heads like Hannity, Savage, Malkin and the clowns at NRO etc feel guilty now for pushing the Democrats Propaganda line on the Ports? Well done fools.

Way to actively help your political enemies Election Year PR. Nice job "Real Conservatives". After spending the last couple of years squalling daily about Federal Spending, way to demagogue yourselves into political position where you will now be responsible for expanding the reach, cost and scope of the Federal Govt! Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Actions have consequences you idiots.

[jveritas]

Just mark my words on this. If Congress blocks the Dubai Ports from managing the ports terminals then the UAE government will ask our military to leave their naval and air bases there, as well as kicked out our CIA and FBI agents from their country. It will be a great strategic loss of an ally and military bases in the midst of the war on terror. Also do not be surprised if Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain will have similar reaction to us in consolidation with their brethren in the UAE. Even to make it worse the Arab dominant OPEC may cut its production by 1 million barrel and the oil prices will soar. Already two other non Arab countries (Iran and Venezuela) were asking to cut production.

The knee jerks in Congress just do not know what they are getting us into.

[michigander]

House panel votes to block ports deal

Wed Mar 8, 2006 5:50 PM

(Reuters) - A House of Representatives committee on Wednesday voted to block the Bush administration's plan for allowing a Dubai company to manage six U.S. ports.

By a vote of 62-2, the House Appropriations Committee approved the amendment to stop the state-owned United Arab Emirates company Dubai Ports World from managing terminals at the American ports.

The legislation, which could be voted on by the full House next week, was attached to an emergency spending bill providing more funds for the war in Iraq and rebuilding southern states hit last year by hurricanes.

[calex59]

All of you people who think this deal should go through are not thinking clearly. Dubai will NOT keep us out of their ports if we nix this deal. However, if it goes through the republicans will lose many seats this fall in the elections, plus if they sanction the presidents "gold card" scheme we will lose even more. We are headed for a disaster and all you guys can worry about is who is right or wrong about the dubai deal.

Politically it is a diaster and will forever be one!

[Flux Capacitor]

Excellent news! The bill will sail through the full House. Let's see if W. wants to veto troop funding to kill this.

HEY GEORGE! "BRING IT ON!"

-Dan

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Take that Bill Clinton!

Bill Clinton helped Dubai on ports deal
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1588266/posts
Financial Times (FT.com) ^ | March 1 2006 23:50 | Stephanie Kirchgaessner
Bill Clinton, former US president, advised top officials from Dubai two weeks ago
on how to address growing US concerns over the acquisition of five US container terminals by DP World.
It came even as his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton, was leading efforts to derail the deal.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

Veto it President Bush, if they over ride, when the chickens come home to roost, the odious will be upon their heads.

[trubluolyguy]

House Appropiations Committe voted to block Dubai deal

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Good.

[NonValueAdded]

Are they also going to clean up after the other ports already controlled by foreign, i.e. China, interests?

[tomahawk]

Stick a fork in it, it's finished.

If Pres. Bush and his advisors don't wise up soon, there will be a fork in much more.

[Wasanother]

They attached it to a Defense Bill. INEXCUSABLE!!!

[Petronski]

America hasn't seen such an ugly spasm of xenophobia since the Neutrality Act. Pull your knife out of the President's back, Mr. Boehner.

[JoeGar]

Old Leon Panetta hit the nail on the head today. He said that neither party want to govern but both want to win. A pox on both of their houses.

[Para-Ord.45]

Mark Levine in bed with Chuck the Schmuck Schumer !?

Say it ain`t so. Levine joins the knee-jerkers .

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

House Appropiations Committe voted to block Dubai deal

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Republicans BLOCK Bill Clinton's deal PING!!!!

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Bill Clinton helped Dubai on ports deal
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1588266/posts
Financial Times (FT.com) ^ | March 1 2006 23:50 | Stephanie Kirchgaessner
Bill Clinton, former US president, advised top officials from Dubai two weeks ago
on how to address growing US concerns over the acquisition of five US container terminals by DP World.
It came even as his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton, was leading efforts to derail the deal.

[PonyTailGuy]

I bet the initial tip off that started the whole mess came from the lobbying firm paid by whatever American interest wanted to snag the contract from UAE.

Just an observation.