Posted on 03/09/2006 9:02:17 AM PST by prairiebreeze
BS, cooperation is a 2 way street and they deserve better from us. They put out a hand in mutual cooperation and we put a turd in it.
Senate is on C-SPAN2, but the news of DPW divestiture of US-based interests is spreading all over the place.
Now there's the UAE we all knew existed under that sweet, innocent, Jew-hating exterior.
Reminds me of a story...
The Scorpion and the Frog
A scorpion and a frog meet on the bank of a stream and the scorpion asks the frog to carry him across on its back. The frog asks, "How do I know you won't sting me?" The scorpion says, "Because if I do, I will die too."
The frog is satisfied, and they set out, but in midstream, the scorpion stings the frog. The frog feels the onset of paralysis and starts to sink, knowing they both will drown, but has just enough time to gasp "Why?"
Replies the scorpion: "Its my nature..."
Peach, as in American middle man or Dubai just out of the pix completely now??
"Friends" don't instigate the need to retaliate.
Our best strategic ally is Israel, not UAE.
One has to wonder why the UAE would take such drastic action if the White House was bending over backwards to reassure the UAE about an eventual approval of their deal. My guess is UAE is getting the cold shoulder now, and that's why they've erupted.
Sure you do. That's you're whole agenda.
I just hope all these IDIOT SENATORS are very proud of themselves....they just cost the United States of America a whole lot of money...
These same IDIOT SENATORS have caused problems with Canada, Mexico and everyone else with their 'screw you' attitude...
I hope all you people that voted for this idiot peter king and this bigger idiot shrumer are so proud of yourselves....
If I were you, I'd be running them out on a rail, out of washington and out of politics....and take that idiot witch clinton and her other half with them...
Rightly or wrongly there was an outcry from the American people about ownership/operation (semantics)of our seaports.
So.
The deal is being delayed/denied.
An Ally would understand that above all else the Goverment of America is (or should be anyway..) beholden to the concerns (justified or not imo) of their populace.
In a free society.
An Ally, who has many contracts and dealings with America, should not fly off the handle and succum to the same "knee jerk" reaction that America(ns) is being accused of.
For example.
I am country X and have 50 current "dealings" with America.
I go to make my 51st deal/purchase and the citizens and/or elected leaders have an issue that snubs the deal.
Yes, we are a counrty of laws. We are also a country that elects leadership to make those laws, and listen to the bosses (thats us) concerns.
Ok, I understand. America is in a war with Islam(ic radicles) and this particular deal makes them unsettled.
Lets hold off on this and maybe pursue other deals..
No wait!
Lets throw a fit!
Like I said, rightly or wrongly Americans are uneasy about this deal, and for the other country to get offended to the point of making these kind of retalliations shows me that they are more "knee jerk" than we ever could be.
Maybe we could shut down all the 7-11's and Cab companys as to be on par with their actions. [/sarc]
"Saving face" is more important than being a ally.
They are doing this out of spite.
DP World is a company. If we stop working with any company that is from a country or owned by a country that doesn't do exactly what we want, we will be very lonely.
Bravo, and ditto. Since when has being "stupidly obstinate" been a "conservative" virtue?
We nuked Japan to get them in line. Tell how why you believe the UAE has changed. Are they recognizing Israel yet?
Oh, I thought the government owned part of DPW.
Thanks for the ping.
Nope - that isn't what I think at all. But we probably will never know now what his real motivation was.
I was for the deal, I don't think this is a bad thing but this will leave an unsightly mark on our reputaion that will last for years.
I see you know nothing about foreign investment. It's imperative that we have foreign investment in this country to survive. Watch CNBC once in a while and educate yourself.
God will always protect Israel. They won't be toast.
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