Dubai threat to hit back (UAE Threatens Against Boeing and US Bases Support)

The Hill.com ^ | March 9, 2006 | Roxana Tiron

[Petronski]

The quality of the "sources" is irrelevant in this case because this is the natural result of quashing this deal: snubbing allies sometimes ends alliances.

[JamesP81]

I can guarantee you that if the shoe were reversed, our country would do EXACTLY what the UAE is doing.

Our country isn't full of backstabbing, self-detonating terrorists. Theirs is. That must effect the decision making process. Any hurt feelings on their part falls under the category of Too Bad.

[bwteim]

Welcome to FR, megaLane!

[Peach]

I'm stunned that people have absolutely no clue how deals are made and what happens when one party gets shafted. When we're playing at this level, someone is going to pay and in this case, it's going to be us.

[P-40]

With these threats the deal is OVER.


When you tell a trading partner that you don't care for them and don't want their business...you have to expect that they may return the favor. Can you blame them?

[Solson]

Good for the UAE. I hope all the bedwetters in D.C. and the Buchananites are all happy.

The port deal dies, we piss off an important Middle East ally, the ports go to the control of the Chinese, and the catalysts of this whole thing, namely schumer and Clinton sit back, smile, and watch the Republicans continue to try and disengage from the President and throw knives into each others backs.

We are getting EXACTLY what we deserve....hope everyone enjoys it.

[Junior_G]

The UAE has correctly sensed our government's complete dedication to unfettered globalist trade. They know how to place a threat.

[son of caesar]

Ok, stay focused now, put the kool aid down. I didnt say they cant spend their money the way they want. Btw, whose money are they spending anyways?

[clawrence3]

I thought you said a massive global trade war was not even possible?

[michigander]

Rush is talking about this as is Malkin on her blog.

They have any sourced direct quotes about from these people?

[Peach]

This smacks more and more of Bush Sr. financing Saddam Insane which only served to bite us later.

Why don't you educate us on just how Bush Sr. financed Saddam. I won't hold my breath that you can back up that particular lie.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Our debt will rise. Gas will rise. Our military will be kicked out of countries that have previously supported us.

And I'm sure the Democrats will find a way to blame it all on Bush.

[TomGuy]

I wonder...Has Bush vetoed anything since he's been President?

No.

This would be the first Bush veto, if he tries. But the vote yesterday was 62-2, so he needs to consider that a veto might easily be overridden, and that would politically damage his remaining term severely.

[nmh]

Bush puzzles me at times ... . This and his failure to address border security ... something stinks here.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

If someone interferes in one of your business deals and costs you seven BILLION dollars, are you going to say to him, "Thank you sir, may I have another?"

[Petronski]

...to sell the ports...

You still don't understand the deal. Nobody's buying or selling any ports.

[Graymatter]

"But I bought you dinner, babe."

[cookcounty]

It's been so much fun dumping on our best friends in the Arab world. We'll teach them to take us seriously!!!! Oh, we feel so good, now.

[mlc9852]

The thought of an Arab country operating our ports just doesn't sit too well with me. But Bush is determined so I guess it will happen. Good thing he isn't running for re-election.

[.cnI redruM]

I'm not sure. It might just be because we could lose our largest naval base in the region. Right in the middle of us fighting a war in that very same region. That could very well exert an influence on how the Commander in Chief of the US military would view that scenario.