So, UAE resorts to economic blackmail.
hmmmmm
This isn't balackmail. (I shouldn't even have to explain why it isn't)
Yep.
Let's see.. denial, or even questioning a UAE business venture in the US is deserving of essentially kicking out all US assets and scraping many/all US contracts in the UAE.
Yeah.. seems reasoned to me.
Yeah.. seem like great allies to me.
Yeah.. gonna go buy a bridge now.
No, Tom. We've allowed our internal political BS to bleed over to harming an ally. Why should the UAE just take it in the shorts?
No, it is just a rational reaction to the politicians who are demonizing their country. They don't need our business.
Bad Dhimmis!! How can they dare think the UAE doesn't have their best interests at the center of their loving Islamic hearts.
Perhaps you meant "extortion" though it makes as little sense as "blackmail". Would you like to be insulted and disparaged after greatly assisting a friend in his fight with enemies and treated like an enemy yourself?
We started it.
Plus, they are just saying they won't buy american stuff. Isn't the opposition to the ports based on the assertion that we shouldn't let foreign countries by our stuff, like ports and things? The opponents should be HAPPY that UAE will stop "investing in america", because "investing" is another word for "buying parts of our companies and real estate".
Yeah. With friends like these... V's wife.
"So, UAE resorts to economic blackmail. "
Are you kidding. If you got slapped in the face how in the hell would you feel. You have called them an enemy.
So, UAE resorts to economic blackmail.
Extortion is probably a better word but can you blame them?
We don't protect our northern or southern borders, many liberal cities all over the nation refuse to make any effort to enforce immigration laws, we sold zillions of high tech equipment and manuals to China and others who we can't really call our friends and then we give the finger to one of the few middle eastern governments who have sided with us on the war on terror and who have done so at great risk to themselves. Look at our other port operations nation wide and see who else operates them. They are operated by China, Singapore and others and some of these deals were made under democratic admins. Carter gave Panama canal back to Panama who sold it to the Chinese. This action by both spineless Democrats and republicans in congress is outrageous. There is no hope left folks. Let's just throw in the towel. We are no longer blessed with leadership who consider long term effects of their decisions but by those opportunists who have only their own selfish political interests up front.
It's not economic blackmail. What's economic blackmail is deep-sixing the $6.8 billion foreign investment in this country, which would have wiped out the debt this country has run up since 2001.