Posted on 03/09/2006 9:02:17 AM PST by prairiebreeze
"How far can the hatred of the left and the far right for President Bush go? How far?
The different sides call him different names, but their goal is the same..........to destroy the President........and they don't seem to care if the security of the country goes down with it."
It is a gneralised business analysis. If a US company already knew it could run these ports more efficiently than DP World, they would have made a bid for this part of the business because they could outbid the DP world and still make money.
That's how business transactions generally work. Each company makes a decision about how they can run the business.
We know that P&O was selling because their current management was unwilling or unable to spend the money nececssary to fix up the ports (things like improving the fences around the facilities).
But it is possible that some U.S. company can be "persuaded" to reconsider this deal, and that company can actually be able to handle the deal.
I think the same people will run the ports in any case.
It is certainly better for us that DP World is doing this voluntarily, rather than have a law. The law would have not been efficient, and would have had bad side effects.
So I will say I am cautiously considering whether the end result will be as good as it would have been with DP World. I will close by saying that in general, being part of a larger organization does seem to make for more efficiencies and better operations -- or else everything wouldn't tend to large companies.
LOL, none are so blind as those that refuse to see. Take the blinders off and stop listening to cool-aid drinking dido heads and you might learn something.
It matters enough to me that the TRUTH has flown out the window here at FR; I know that doesn't matter to you, being a newbie, even if you're a retread, no doubt.
And you're STILL too dumb to realize NOTHING has changed except some paperwork. The SAME people who unloaded the containers YESTERDAY will be unloading them tomorrow.
turn on Fox W is on.
Oh! I see now!!! It's so clear! We just need to convince cars not to live in China or India.
I have been gone from my PC for a week, and got home yesterday. I was totally dismayed at the attitude of some on FR.
I only hope the backlash is not as bad as has been predicted.
What I don't understand are those who say "Screw UAE. If they do this, they are not our friends." And have absolutely no clue that the UAE is saying "Screw the US. If they do this, they are not our friends."
Becki
You are correct. This is what is happening, and the party will now lose to the moderates.
You will not be able to win the elections and you will now lose what we so carefully and patiently achieved.
But you are so blind that you can't see the reality of what you and other conservatives have done.
You blew it all up...
it's all over except for the election results, and I guarantee you that you will not like any of the choices for president when the primary's have completed.
I also expect we will lose the House by 08.
Enjoy! You all deserve what you have created.
Signing the Patriot Act, something ELSE a lot of these "deal breakers" are against.
It's our Congress finally waking up-after agreeing to barter away their own powers, and doing nothing to prevent our economy from being subsumed by potential adversaries-and listening to its constituents.
That's what Congress is there for.
To represent us.
Not the corporate interests of Boeing, or Rayethon, or GE, or Archers Daniel-Midland, but us.
The American public that entrusted them with office, and expects them to fulfill their Constitutionally-obligated duty of oversight.
No harm, no foul. :)
I have consistantly said that no security would change. However, when we saw all the deals DP World had offered as part of the process, it became clear that they were offering significant improvements in physical security of the terminal facilities.
The coast guard had issued physical terminal access rules (like fences) and P&O was unable to meet those rules, which is one of the reasons they were selling. DP World promised to meet and exceed those rules, so they would have made the ports more secure.
But you are correct, it could well be that whatever happens now, those things will be fixed up. I shouldn't be so negative. I feel better about this being voluntary, and being done over time as they can find the right buyers.
yep
The enemy of your enemy is your friend.
Remember that statement of yours when Congress doesn't do anything about the borders, pal.
LOL - it was a joke. Guns don't kill people - people do. Kinda like that. People are so worked up about this and in the end, I would bet the UAE will find some kind of back door deal and it will happen eventually. And maybe we can build a few more mosques just to keep our "friends" happy.
You missed my artfully subtle joke about "limited liability"
heh!
No, I want us to follow the rule of law. The law allowed us to block the transfer of the U.S. companies that owned the leases ONLY IF there was a security impact.
There was no security impact, just an irrational fear. If the mob wanted to lynch black people, we don't just let them because the majority rules.
They'll be 100% justified IMHO.
I can't believe the ignorance on behalf of a good chunk of our Congressman. I usually don't believe in chocking things up to racism, but I really don't know what else it is. Other then the fact that they are arabs, there isn't anything different then the British companies that run some ports.
Did the principles of honor and integrity change on 9/11? Mine didn't.
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