[sit-rep]

I was on the "bad guys" side, and still am. I do not like foreign investment of anykind, and this one was stopped... ...it's like the end justifies the means.

Folks talk about needing foreign investment. I'll take the heat, and others will as well for our view. But I am looking at why we need that foreign investment. Could this be a case of the means justifies the end??

[Cannoneer No. 4]

From each according to his abilities . . .

[XJarhead]

But I am looking at why we need that foreign investment. Could this be a case of the means justifies the end??

So are you saying that you lied about security concerns because you oppose any foreign investments in principle?

It wasn't a case of "needing" any foreign investment anyway. This was a service business that previously was operated by the Brits -- other "foreignors". If new owners could run it more efficiently, more power to them. But it wasn't a case of some U.S. business being sold off.

Personally, I think the better argument is that rejection of htis deal has made us less secure, which is the biggest reason I didn't want to see it killed.

[You Dirty Rats]

I do not like foreign investment of anykind

So if you had been Governor of South Carolina several years back you would have tod BMW not to build an assembly plant there?

You do realize this isn't Bolivia, don't you?