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Posted on 03/09/2006 9:02:17 AM PST by prairiebreeze
Good...get your heels clicking, I'm sure they eagerly await you.
Speaking of service women, how are they treated in that good ol' ally of ours?Very well, actually. Just talked to a buddy who spent some time there. He said he had a good time there. If you look into it, supposedly close to 80,000 US service members have taken leave there during the current war.
You just violated the rule.
Nasty, nasty, nasty.
There's that 'operating our ports' lie again. Oh, well.
I have read and heard quite a bit of both sides but their attitude towards Israel is what killed it for me.
Not every Isreali sees it that way...
Israeli shipper endorses DP World
If you actually read the article there you'll find out why.
MY BELOVED HOWLIN?
ROTFLMAO!
What he has done with regard to Islamofascism certainly does not lack clarity, however.
There is going to be confusion, IMO, because we have the constant drumbeat of the left muddling the issues, vascillating back and forth..........and unfortunately in this case, Republicans without the backbone to stand up against the whims of poll numbers and the fear of upcoming elections.
I am thankful that we have a President who is up to this enormous task. Without his leadership, we would be in deep trouble, and fighting for our very existence. I believe our children and grandchildren will live in freedom, and they will have the historical perspective to look back on this time and see why they do.
Schoolyard snitch ping!
I obviously should have spelled checked:
cheating is what I meant.
With persistence and patience, the UAE might just be one more country in the Arab world to go democratic. Like the commercial says: "The cost of some stupid politician's reelection campaign, $2 million. The cost of some US port operations, $5.6 billion. The cost of democracy, priceless!"
Should have known you were lurking, there hall monitor.
Oh, please; it's forum etiquette. You should know that.
BTW, I answered a question for you in this post:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1593184/posts?page=1445#1445
No reply?
Which old puritan are you?
Melodramatic indeed. There have been may posts insistent that UAE is the most crucial ally, even that they control the gateway to the world! Reciprocal agreements are important. Yet we should not lose perspective. The world will not end because a small part of a deal gets divested. We need not be over sensitive about offending sensibilities. Business is tough. Negotiations require patience and toughness. Markets change, and governments change the rules on the fly. No need to bash America, or other folks here. It just worked out this way.
Excellent. Lat's wait until they do before letting them operate our ports. We have a lot of other things to offer in the mean time that are not as critical to our national security interests.
The one on the LEFT
SS: Ahh yes, you have an indefensible position, so you resort to namecalling. Nice job.
I fail to see the name in that. However, you staked out a position, not me. I (and a dozen others) have soundly refuted it. You have yet to post one thing of substance to back up the outright lies "control our security interests" "control our ports."
I characterize that lack of intellect as "stupid" but that is not name-calling.
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