Posted on 02/20/2006 3:14:17 PM PST by Stellar Dendrite
Yeah so? Reagan also appointed Sandra Day O'Connor and nutballs paul craig roberts and pat buchanan.
Not clear. There was no major terrorist attack attempt between 1995 (when a potential operation to blow up the bridges into NYT was thwarted) and the Y2K attacks (also thwarted). I wouldn't have called WJC a hero over that...And our allies (England and Spain) were attacked - easier for the terrorists to reach.
I don't disagree that this is a poorly made decision on the ports, although it is probably more politically poor than substantively so.
It's justifiably both..
Bush would have to approve the transfer of P&O's contracts to administer the six ports. He doesn't have to do it, and I hope he does not do it.
Your words echo exactly what Sen. Graham said yesterday on Fox News.
"It's unbelievably tone deaf politically at this point in our history," Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., said on "FOX News Sunday."
"Most Americans are scratching their heads, wondering why this company from this region now."
They can't take over unless it's ok'd by the US. period. P&O can sell anything they like but we have to ok it. Those "in the know" say it's not a done deal. Most conservative pundits are saying it's not going anywhere and will be stopped. British shareholders have NO say in US security.
From their own website:
13 Febuary 2006 DP World to acquire P&O We are delighted to announce that the shareholders of P&O have approved the sale of shares to DP World. At an EGM held in London this afternoon, the shareholders voted over 99% in favour of the DP World acquisition. This means that the process of transferring ownership can now begin, and we expect for this to be confirmed by the court on 2nd March 2006.
I think he has a little more experience in this kind of thing.
Reagan also appointed Sandra Day O'Connor and nutballs paul craig roberts and pat buchanan.
If we were discussing Reagan, that might have validity.
We're talking inside knowledge.
IMHO by nominating Meiers, Bush forced the Judicial Committee Republicans to fight for someone like Alito - "put up or shut up" type gambit. Worked? Well...did it?
On the UAE Port Security deal...has anyone else noticed that this is the first time since 9/11 that Congress has been united on anything???
Bush is not the President of Republicans or conservatives - he is the President of the United States of America. As such, it is partly his responsibility to get Congress working together to pass legislation. This was not proposed by Bush nor did he ever defend it. I don't believe he ever intended to have this deal consumated. He has essentially managed to finaly unite conservatives and liberals on the subject of National Security. Can anyone say "brilliant"?
This seems to me to be a bureaucratic error complicated by the congressionally-mandated procedures of the committee who reviewed this.
I imagine Gaffney is right with his third choice, and Dubai will find a reason to withdraw the offer.
Yoo hoo! Ovah heah!
White House Defends Port Sale to Arab Co.
The Bush administration on Thursday rebuffed criticism about potential security risks of a $6.8 billion sale that gives a company in the United Arab Emirates control over significant operations at six major American ports.
Where are the usual bushbots to tell us what a great idea it is to entrust our ports to a country where the average guy even if not al-Qaeda, respects and admires it ?
That is what Major Garrett was reporting on Brit Hume's show tonight...that Bush hasn't even okayed this yet..
I agree with you on the border issue, but I also acknowledge there are differences of opinion. I also don't discount that Bush is reeling in the libs on this, getting them to commit to border closing, then calling them on it-- that's my hope, anyway.
Uh the point still stands DPWorld now legitmately owns P&O's assets and if they are not allowed to operate they can sell or strip the assets and infrastructure and have a perfect legal right to while putting many Americans out of work.
You are more afraid of a union than al-Qaeda ? Are you such an open borders, free trade at all costs idiot that you can't comprehend that this could cost us a whole lot more than money ?
If Mr. Gaffney had any credibility on this issue, he wouldn't have waited until February 20th of 2006 to write an article expressing his "concerns" about a corporate acquisition that was originally announced in October or November of 2005.
Ignoring post 47?
I hope you know that Bush wasn't even told about this.
The panel has to reject it for bush to get involved.
Bush has no role under the law in this.
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