Posted on 02/22/2006 11:50:17 AM PST by cgk
There will be a backlash against Schumer, Clintoon and certain knee-jerk light-weight Republicans.
Nope. I really hate the racist argument pulled out of the hat to deflect what are legitimate concerns.
Deceitful, untrue, and used by the right it is just as digusting as when it is used by the left.
You like maybe they should burn our money to stay warm? It would be nice if we didn't alienate the 3 remaining friends we have in the region. It's not like our national survival isn't tied to the UAE, SA and Iraq being our gas station for the next 20 years. And yeah we do look like xenophobic a-holes. Bin Laden would like for their 1-2% crazies to turn 100% of us on their legitimate institutions.
Well, until UAE explains why they were only 1 of 3 countries in the WORLD to recognize the Taliban government, why they shut down our FBI following of money that funded the 9/11 hijackers from UAE, why the UAE leaders were meeting in 1999 with Osama and Clinton refused a CIA hit because they were there....
Just a few facts that fail to be dealt with because it may "offend" them.
Mansoor is seldom wrong about such matters.
The facts is this - we buy more stuff than we sell. If we want our credit to remain good we have to open markets for foreigners to invest. These people do ports. Possession is 9/10 of ownership. The Phillipinos do ports. Greeks too. You think there aren't radical Phillipinos? You think the enemy couldn't import whatever they need today through legit port channels? Puleese. Our economy is built on openness. You get effective port control and your stuff just got 20% more expensive, minimum.
Spoken like a true Democrat Party plantation overseer.
This is my biggest fear about this entire deal -- that the administration didn't understand how upsetting this would be to people and assign a point person to explain all the details regarding the ports and now our one reasonably dependable ally in the region, the UAE, will be so upset with the reaction of Americans that it will turn them firmly against us.
He's wrong. There's nothing racist or phobic about the reaction to the port buyout. When the average American discovers that two of the 9/11 hijackers were from the Emirates, his antennae go way, way up...as they should. It's the administration's fault for not explaining the deal to America, also explaining how important our relationship with the Emirates is, how they've helped us in the fight against terrorism...at considerable danger to themselves. Really stupid of the Bush administration.
Agreed - the notion of "racism" being played up here is wrong - (interestingly enough...it is the MSM who are trying to "hype" the situation in somewhat of a racial or "profiling" tone.....yet they won't push such an agenda in any other legitimate area).
Nonetheless.
While the "racism" argument is foolish.
Those against allowing this UAE company to purchase these said ports...are also completely foolish. And ill-informed about the realities.
They too are trying to "hype" their support of "national security" when in all reality these ports being owned by a UAE will do absolutely nothing in terms of changing our security here. Absolutely nothing will change. We will be just as secure with a UAE company owning these ports as we are today with a British company owning them.
The deal will go through, but safeguards and fed oversight must be explained to the public.
No flying planes into buildings and killing 3,000 innocent citizens is un-American. Suicide bombers and kidnappers who saw off the heads of innocent hostages in the name of Allah is un-American. Americans have nothing to be ashamed of when it comes to this issue. We were attacked, we are at war and a country at war must make make un PC decisions when it comes to national security. Maybe one day there will be a time when this deal will make sense but now is not that time. Personally I hope Americans stand up and use this issue as a spark to go even further in the defense of America. Next let's go after those who want to maintain our weak border security policies!
Did you ever see the movie, Rocky 4?
Rocky gives a little speech about change at the end of the fight climax.
Things change.
Look at Kaddafi in Libya.
Not to mention recent polls that 86% of the people in the UAE strongly dislike the US.
For this, we're going to let them into our port system?
Islamophobia would mean an irrational fear, our fears are quite rational and based on fact.
Boo-hoo-hoo. Get yer hankie, Monsoor.
I can think of at least 3,000 reasons why Americans might be just a touch "islamophobic".
Why not just open an express lane into the ports marked "Terrorists Only"?
This proprosal stinks to high heaven, and the President's stubborn defense of it stinks even worse.
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