There was significant movement toward the president's position by congresscritters after the first wave of "oh my Gods". Then came the poll numbers, buffeted by the consistently false MSM mantra "Arabs buying our ports".
Congresscritters saw the poll numbers and quickly scurried back to the "safe" position. Boehner was on Tony Snow. And frankly admitted it was political hide saving. It's a bogus issue.
If they want to make a law that says no foreign leasing or management of terminals in US ports, then fine. But singling out the UAE, our staunchest Arab ally, when China and the Saudis and numerous others manage terminals is plain ignorance.
---If they want to make a law that says no foreign leasing or management of terminals in US ports, then fine. But singling out the UAE, our staunchest Arab ally, when China and the Saudis and numerous others manage terminals is plain ignorance.---
And what about foreign airlines flying into our airports? Isn't that just another 9/11 waiting to happen, according to our anti-UAE friends? Shouldn't we ban all foreign investment? After all isn't money the most potent of modern weapons?
Let's see, no Arabs, no Chinese. Maybe we should ban all non-white foreigners from doing business in the USA...and also the French!
"If they want to make a law that says no foreign leasing or management of terminals in US ports, then fine."
Really, I think that's where this is headed. It just took a wakeup call to get the ball rolling.