Posted on 03/09/2006 9:02:17 AM PST by prairiebreeze
I am not trying to say we need to go it alone. What my postion is is that we should use our leverage where we can and this UAE deal is perfect for us to do so. I suspect this is why Bush will veto congress meddling. But congress has played its part quite well, dont worry.
Cut out the name calling.
I can't fix everything...that's it.
Thank you.
Precisely.
How will this deal reduce our trade deficit? And we have had a trade deficit for how long now?
Who's pissing on whom? If you didn't notice, the Dubai royal family are the ones making blackmail threats to the United States right now. Not much of an ally to be making threats like that.
I would be pissed too if I was given a 45 day "review" period but because of skewed poll numbers the "leaders" ended the promise and killed the deal anyway.
I call'em like I see 'em.
Okay - Arab/Muslim investments. That's better.
Bush is not the one without a clue. Bush is not the one lapping up the barf of the Party of Treason.
Should I trust Bush or Chuck Schumer on this OR ANYTHING ELSE? You must have had a real hard time answering that.
Your schtick is getting old.
Look---this shakeup in the relationship is just one of a hundred pieces of fallout that started after 9-11 and will continue in some form for YEARS/ I understand who is playing this for politics, and WHY, but automatically going to Bush's side because the Dems and some Republicans are using the issue just leads to more of the usual partisan stasis. It gets us nowhere. This Ports deal may be the beginning of a disentangling process with these people , who, I would remind everyone, would not even EXIST as players on the world stage were it not for their good fortune to be sitting atop a precious natural resource/ And if the "Royals" in Dubai are truly as peeved as reported, just how important IS it to them financially, strategically, or any other way to keep this deal?
cAN'T THEY FIND SOME OTHER PORTS, OR SOMETHING ELSE TO DO WITH THEIR UNEARNED BILLIONS?
I hope this begins a process of let's call it "creative isolationism", but it will be a long , slow process.\\
I'm patient.
ROFL. You don't ignore my posts; why just last week you were posting to me. Try not to lie; I know it's hard, but do try, dear.
Probably Diego Garcia, but regardless it is so far away any ship is out the area for a long time just in transit to and from and Bahrain unless they have opened up more port facilities can't handle more than a few ships at once and if IRC the port is too shallow for any flattops.
And some of us don't believe those goals to be mutually exclusive.
I absolutely agree with you--maybe I've been naiive, but it feels to me like we are beginning to peel the lid off of a festering pile of corruption, from ALL PARTIES. Is our government bought and sold by big busimess? Have we lost control? WHat about government 'by the people'? (Again with the naiive). Where do the interests of big business and the interests of the American people come to cross purposes? This deal was just going to be shoved down our throats. But we shouldn't worry our pretty little heads about it.
you don't trust muslim? why? what have they ever done to us?? they have been such good boys you know, and have our best interests at heart, yes, what could you be thinking? we can trust them, just ask them!
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