In my opinion this is a big step BACKWARDS in US diplomacy. The UAE was ally in the War on Terror. Its an embarassment to this administration and this country.
Port security WILL NOT change no matter who runs the port. The argument has been, but two of the highjackers were from the UAE. Yeah and Richard Reed, aka the shoe bomber, was a British citizen and Mohommed Atta trained in Germany. Cripes some of the highjackers learned how to fly jets in the U.S. I guess we can't run them either.
This whole port deal has been fueled by panic and an uneducated public.
Quite honestly, Bush has to take some responsibility for this mess. He needs to C O M M U N I C A T E with the people who elected him.
I'm over his mis-handling of event after event. Ok, so UAE is an ally - tell us more !!!
Ok, so the war in Iraq is going well - tell us more !!!
I SOOO want to back him up but time after time, everyone one but HIM has to come out to defend things.
This whole port deal has been fueled by panic and an uneducated public.
BINGO!!!