It is hard to cut through the fog on both sides. Here's the issue -- and it is neither racist nor 'nativist'-- this is a corporation wholly-owned by one of the few governments in the world that actively supports Wahabi Mohamedanism -- the strain of this primitive religion which actively supports 9-11 style attacks on non-Mohamedans.
By means of this deal, the corporation will gain access to several hundred new visas for their 'managers' by reason of their new role as 'managers' of the ports. While it is true that they will still have to play 'catch us if you can' with US Customs and DHS, their ability to station Wahabist Mohamedans in the infrastructure of our major ports will at a minimum complicate the Customs/DHS task.
It is not their 'race' (ie your 'racist' charge) or their country of origin (ie your 'nativist' charge) which gives concern, it is their government's active support for the very philosophy which caused the loss of life on 9-11.
This is not the NFL or MLB where we give the last place team the first draft pick to make the contest more competitive. We do not want the Mohamedan terrorists to become more competitive. If the UAE government were to openly renounce Wahabism in favor of some 'live-and-let-live' form of Mohamedanism, I would allow the deal to go through. But they won't and so I wouldn't either. I believe in self-defense.
My screen namesame once defined a 'liberal' as one so broadminded that he could not take his own side in a quarrel. Let us hope we will not be so 'liberal' in this instance.
Cant we just vet their folks through the cia and fbi. I mean we have Americans here that practice that faith. I suspect that will happen anyway.
Last time I checked you can't support the Wahabi position and donate land to a Christian church ~ something that's already been done for 3 Christian churches.
Another series of either misstatement or willful lies. I suggest you stop posting an simply read the threads. Your statements about UAE display a rather stunning level of ignorance. They do NOT support Whabbist. IN FACT UAE BANS Internet access to extremist Islamic Websites.
They will NOT "managing our ports". That is another lie or willing misstatement. They are buying the company that hold the lease on 9 Port Terminals. 9 terminals out of 300 in the mentioned 6 port. They will not "Gain access to several hundred new visas" another lie or willful misstatement.
What are they going to do with the existing staff of the company they are buying. Same thing any other company does when they make a new acquisition. Keep them doing their job unless they are duplicating a function they purchasing company performs elsewhere. That doesn't apply to a port terminal. You need the staff on hand without interruptions
The level of ignorance being displayed on this story by the Port Deal Critics is truly amazing. Perhaps the Rabid knee jerks should simply shut up about a topic they know NOTHING about. Out of 300 Terminals in the 6 ports, the Dubai company is buying the company that holds the lease on 9 Terminals. Let's put down the Democrat Press Releases and start ACTUALLY learning the facts instead of just spewing the hysteric nonsense about "taking over our ports" Local Govt Port Authorities run our ports. Local State and Federal Agencies run the security aspects. This is a kin to an Airline getting gate assignments at the local airport. The rest of your statements are just simply factually incorrect. You are either being incorrect from ignorance or malice, I will leave that for others to decide.