Posted on 03/09/2006 9:02:17 AM PST by prairiebreeze
The largest banking center and most westernized country in the MidEast who has been extremely helpful, more so that most European countries in opening their records to track terrorists versus one of the countries harboring and encouraging al Queda in Iraq.
I'm not against racial profiling at airports...at all. However, I am against painting anyone with darker skin as an immediate terrorist. Moreover, I am deeply offended that EVERYONE is hopping on the bandwagon that says this is bad for US Security when it is so far from the reality of the situation.
Britain, and our own United States did little to stop terrorists before 2001. We allowed them to live, operate and plan in our country. Yet, we regard the UAE differently only because of their location and their looks.
Ah, word to you: you made the claim; now back up it up, or stand down from your little tirade.
but this is from memory: The ports and ties to Bin Laden Construction
I will say right now that that is a lie: I've never mentioned bin Laden in conjunction with this deal.
Now, since you are so sure you're right: find it or retract it.
Oh yes, nuke em. That's brilliant.
Typical. don't have any real reason to beat em with facts...just beat em.
You know better than this. Or you should. It was establised beyond any doubt that DPW was in management, seven levels removed from any onsite position. The longshoremen that are there now would have, and will be, the same men.
Almost every word used by the opponents to this deal is a complete LIE. There was never any "takeover" of ports. Never any compromise of security. The only thing that made this different from the dozensof other operations owned by companies of other nations was that it was Arabs involved.
Believe me you will find none here more disgusted by Islam than I but these people are the exception which proves the rule and, at great danger to themselves, have been invaluable in our military efforts. This hysterical overreaction will cause us enormous difficulties now. Since the world can see that we treat our friends and allies as though they were enemies. It is a pathetic thing which has happened.
You haven't heard recently the latest gay agenda push? They claim old Abe was gay and he slept with his boyfriend in the same bed. LOL
Talk about revisionist history!
LOL, I've discover lots of tings about my family posting on the internet that mom and dad never told me. It all part of the fun. Do not let the little people get you down.
"I do desire open discussion, and propose divested interest of US port facility operations."
sounds good to me.
I have heard that also. Just makes me sick to my stomach. How dare they do that to Abe? The left will probably try to say the same thing about Pres. Bush or a future president in about 200 years. Sickening....
It was a VACUUOUS argument. Deal with it.
Now, since you can't seem to stay on topic, you may continue to pat yourself on the back for changing the subject, failing in your lame diversionary tactic, and thus losing the debate.
There IS racism involved, and it IS dangerous, and should not be ignored. That is the bottom line.........all your zigzagging and insulting me personally (when I had opened a civil debate) changes nothing in the substance of what I said.
btw, I just saw your very 'argument' on another thread. Can't you fellows come up with something original?
(Silly question.........you run in herds).
And they have an evil yet strong tourism industry. Imagine what "allowing" an attack through DPW at one of our ports would do for tourism! Why, the masses of Westerners would flock there twofold from what they do now. Sheesh. I'm going to Dubai next month, and am not looking forward to the correct comments that we are idiots on this issue, but at least Bush wasn't a shortsighted fool. I'm not one to take criticism of the U.S. lightly while visiting foreign nations, but on this one I'm not going to be able to offer a reasonable explanation.
That is totally false. This was RAT lead from the beginning and only after the GOP got scared did they join the hysteria. It has NOTHING to do with II. Nor was it the spontaneous reaction of the "grassroots" in fact the ones supporting the President are the grassroots not a bunch of knownothings being lead by the nose by the Party of Treason/Treason Media coaltion. Once again.
Ohio.. AMEN!
One certainly can't blame them...especially the way our politicians have bashed them.
Tell it to the Founding Fathers.
(no sarcasm, and disbelief)
PS: It's really hard to have an honest debate with everyone feeling so defensive because people attack them as you have me. People don't put forth what they really want to share for fear of reprisal. And that does NOT facilitate debate.
It's the same folks who whined when Honda started selling cars in the US and beating the crap out of American car makers...the same folks who would have essentially shut down LEGAL immigration in 1914-1917 because they were convinced the damn for-en-ers were takin' their jobs. It's the same folks who are now whining because India has call centers.
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