[Bismark]

"The country is run by a monarchy."

True. But it is also true that in this case they showed grace and understanding while our county slipped into a shameful display of bigotry. We are not responsible for the UAE being a monarchy, we are responsible for our actions.

Bigotry is stupid, and it will cost our country massive amounts of lives and money in the end. We have given our enemies a sword, and they will use it against us.

[SunStar]

But it is also true that in this case they showed grace and understanding while our county slipped into a shameful display of bigotry.

Yawn...

[thoughtomator]

They have no one to blame but themselves; their behavior contributed to terror attacks against us and to the nuclear threats we face now, and it's only sensible to limit how much we trust them with. It is not bigotry, but rather the kind of discrimination exercised by good judgement, that takes notice of the UAE's despotic nature and Islamic creed, and that remembers that our ports are particularly vulnerable as it is. It seems to be the same reasoning that says, well, 10 million Mexicans are already here illegally, so what does it matter if a million more come over the border every year?

The people have given a consistent message that real border security is a serious priority. It is not our fault that the administration is working at cross purposes to our priority in this arena.

[Edit35]

We have given our enemies a sword, and they will use it against us.

Dubai/UAE will do nothing against us. They are addicted to our dollars.

Re: post #47.

[JCEccles]

they showed grace and understanding while our county slipped into a shameful display of bigotry.

And if there is one thing Dubai isn't, it's prejudiced and bigoted. All varieties of Islam are welcome there.

[hedgetrimmer]

while our county slipped into a shameful display of bigotry

Never in the history of the United States, until the "free traitors" corrupted our government, did the idea of remaining INDEPENDENT produce such vilification. The SHAMEFUL part is that there are AMERICAN citizens who are so enamored of the integration of the United States with communist (china) and monarchist (UAE) nations that they would demean their fellow citizens this way. Yet they are still protected by the few shreds of the US Constitution that we have left.