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No throwing happening by me ARMSF. One of the things I pride conservatives on being able to do is disagree and not come to blows. Even more, disagree and continue to work toward our common goals.

That hasn't fit all posters on FR at times though.

What I object to the MOST, is congress's underhanded, dirty-dealing on this issue. Pttuui! Captains quarters blog says it well, Here's a snip:

It took a fortnight of hysteria, hypocrisy, and rampant misinformation to resolve this dog of a deal, a process which should thoroughly embarrass everyone involved.

The new deal works for the President; he can maintain credibility with a strategic partner in the war on terror, and as more facts come out as the shouting subsides, his position will improve. Congressional Republicans get to claim their independence from the White House. Congressional Democrats get to brag about their insistence on ignoring their own call for a second security review and claim the result as a win. DP World gets to dump the worst part of the P&O deal onto an American company that will get to deal with the political fallout of the controversy.

The only losers appear to be Hillary Clinton and the state-owned foreign firms doing exactly what DP World wanted to do with these terminals. Hillary still has to explain why she so vigorously opposed a deal that her husband actively facilitated, which promises some interesting rhetorical contortions later in the election season. The other firms from China and Saudi Arabia should face the same level of scrutiny as DP World, if Congress actually gives a damn about port security and all the concerns they raised over the DP World deal.

Captains quarters blog says it well, Here's a snip: [snipped]

This one is fun too: http://varifrank.com/archives/2006/02/thank_you_for_f_1.php

So, let me get this straight - While the entire US political-wonk class is frothing out the mouth over the sale of "port dock concessions to the United Arab Emirates" in a fashion I havent seen since the great "Flouride Wars of the 1950's", it turns out that "Emirates Air" and its subsidiary "Emirates Sky Cargo" has Passenger and Cargo Terminal Space at JFK.

No throwing happening by me ARMSF.

Chuckle. I was referring to Bre'r Rabbit. The Dims jumped up and said that even Halliburton would be better than DPW. Whoever negotiated the business divestiture will be considered a genius if they involve Halliburton or KBR in any fashion. I was not accusing you or anyone else of throwing me in the briar patch. It was metaphor.

The CQ take is pretty accurate IMHO. The vitriol and hyperbole will ratchet down wrt to DPW. And a precedent has been set for scrutiny and transparency regarding state-owned enterprises.