----"Cut out the name calling."----
Posted on 03/09/2006 9:02:17 AM PST by prairiebreeze
Great. So we're supposed to dance to UAE's tune now? Heck, I thought we were the world's pre-eminent SuperPower. Guess not.
So you are one of those who thinks because someone disagrees with you they are ignorant? Sounds like a liberal to me.
Trouble is, we need to be helping strengthen the right side of things in that part of the world. The UAE royal family, like the Kuwaitis, DO push through democratizing measures to the extent politically feasible. They do not have absolute control over their populations and cannot be held responsible for the existence of a sizeable radical Islamic component, any more than the Bush administration can be held responsible for the existence of our homegrown radical anti-war movement. The question for the US, and for civilization is, at this point in time, are we better off with or without the UAE royal family in power? And the answer is most definitely WITH, because the available alternatives are clearly aligned with radical Islam. Any actions by the US government which would tend to weaken the control of the UAE royal family, would be strengthening the radical Islamic forces in the UAE. I'm afraid this storm of opposition to the ports deal is just giving ammo to the radical Islamists in their fight against the Western-sympathizing royals.
exactly, and the muslim kings who run this little dictatorships are not stupid.
Please avoid posting to me.
Do Iran in what way? Do you seriously think he's going to start another war with another Muslim country?
The "royal family".
I guess the same standards Grandpa Clampett is a King, in HIS own little world.
Are Islamic countries backward or what? Take away their money-without-work, and you've got Africa--lots of heat but no fire in the furnace.
Well said. These Bot-Squaders have suddenly co-opted the Dem's playbook of shutting down dissent with ad hominums and demonizing rhetoric.
Principle, secret back-room economic deals (see Dole and Clinton) are taking a back-seat to security and common sense...
You're equate that with STFU, as*hole, etc? LOL. If you do, you're a TAD oversensitive.
Who had any doubt that the enemy is the Party of Treason which many of the clueless here is blindly following and damaging National Security and the prosecution of the War on Terrorists? DNC is a much greater danger to the US than the UAE.
Businesses in free countries don't operate by making threats to withdraw support for the U.S. war on terror and to evicting the U.S. navy from their ports.
Of course we know that's how muslim businesses operate, but we aren't a muslim nation.
Thanks goodness the deal is dead.
No. Please avoid lying.
Lets get a few things straight, those usa bases were there to PROTECT UAE from Iraq. Dito the other pricipalities in the middle east. The UAE will fall without a security garrantee from the usa. I am begining to think the hell with the entire region, let them all behead one another.
How many times does it have to be stated:
THE PORTS ARE NOT BEING SOLD TO THE UAE!!!!
Was that loud enough for you to hear?
Now if you could find the money, by the way, you want, it will lead you to the UNIONS.
-Dan
He may win but it will come with a price.
It is clear there is not shortage of stupidity at FR though perhaps not as much as in Congress.
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