Dubai threat to hit back (UAE Threatens Against Boeing and US Bases Support)

The Hill.com ^ | March 9, 2006 | Roxana Tiron

[justshutupandtakeit]

LoL I wondered how long it would take for the One Note Wonders to chime in with their crap. Good Job.

[jpsb]

I don't like the I've been here longer then you argument. Total BS, I could have done that to her, it means nothing.

[Jhohanna]

I guess I'm in the "red-necked, hicksville, far right-wing, xenophobic" camp for opposing open borders.

Nah, you're not. You're just reasonable and intelligent! :P

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

That's funny, because our "friends" were the ones who plunged two fully-fueled commerical jets into Towers 1 and 2 of the WTC, one into the Pentagon, and attempted to fly another into Capitol Hill.

I'd hate to see what our "enemies" would do if given the chance.

[austinaero]

You have to admit the moniker "justshutupandtakeit" has a certain ring to it. I appreciate all sides of the debate, until the smear campaigns start.

[TigersEye]

From your Business Week article:

Lawmakers who have been trying to block the deal involving DP World said they were studying the company's announcement to see if it adequately addressed their concerns about an Arab government taking over major operations at six U.S. ports.

There it is. The motivation for it all. At least BW got that right.

[bwteim]

Don't put on a tinfoil hat too quick - Warner was reading a prepared statement from DP's Edward H. Bilkey according to the news.

Take it up with Ed if it is not right.

[austinaero]

Got any vacancies in your camp?

[TigersEye]

You missed the fact that it was the conservative grass-roots who started this. Schumer jumped on it when it became visible on the politcal radar screen.

Yes, I did miss that. Link please. Got a source for that assertion?

[Flux Capacitor]

----Okay - I and apparently many other people are stupid.----

The 'Bots would have us believe that the 81% of the American public that will not automatically bown down to King George are "stupid" for refusing to extend him a two-term lease on their own thought processes.

Cults of personality are not particularly forgiving to those who question the center of their devotion. The body of Free Republic really ought to ask itself if this is what it wants to be, or if it wants to maintain some level of credibility as a meaningful conservative forums.

----But we won anyway.----

That's what's so delicious.

-Dan

[.cnI redruM]

In what way has the UAE supported the Iranian nuclear program?

[TXBSAFH]

Yes, national security trumps all.

[jveritas]

I hope you are right PD. However I have my doubt that President Bush will veto this appropriation bill for the troops where the knee jerks in Congress (unfortunately lead our GOP congressmen) inserted this Dubai Ports deal blockage in it. Do you really think that the President will go on national TV to explain why he is vetoing the bill and expose the hysteria of Congress? I doubt it but I hope you are right. People who have “mis”underestimated President Bush and pronounced his political death so many times have been thrown into their own political grave. We shall see anyway.

[Jhohanna]

That's just real rich and mature, Howlin.

[TigersEye]

From the Business Week article:

"It would have to be an American company with no links to DP World, and that would be a tremendous victory and very gratifying," said King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.

And if there is still no American company that wants it?

[Cold Heat]

This move had national security in mind when it was conceived.

Much of what we do on the war on terror is not so obvious nor public.

The administration could not go public with anything that would help removed public concerns without causing problems for the UAE.

The public, with our stupid ass ed congress critters at the helm have injected themselves into something that they should never have done and at our detriment.

They have now screwed the pooch, so to speak.

This never should have happened and it is the reason these things are done in private as congress had set up to keep it out of politics.

This is essentially a national security leak and very big screw up.

I'm done with this for now, but have made plenty of mental notes as to who does not need to be in congress any longer.

I will act accordingly, and I also publicly apologize to the UAE for the stupidity of our U.S. lawmakers.

[Courdeleon02]

The sources quoted in this article are anonymous. I doubt anyone in the media really knows the reaction of the Dubai royals. I am sure they expected some opposition. Sounds like speculation to me.

[mlc9852]

My philosophy is when you have to start name-calling, you have lost the debate.

[Flux Capacitor]

----That's just real rich and mature, Howlin.----

It should be. She's been here so much longer than so many of us. ;)

-Dan

[mlc9852]

"That's what's so delicious."

LOL - true!