Posted on 03/13/2006 5:30:27 AM PST by RepublicNewbie
Does it mean that UAE is really gone from US ports? Or does it mean that they are just handing over managerial control to the US while still actually owning?
Good question. Some Congresspersons are wondering the same.
According to Jonathan Weisman of The Washington Post, to safeguard any loopholes a bill is proposed to make certain the UAE is completely OUT. Gone. En toto.
US President George W. Bush says that the Congressional reaction will damage US-Muslim relations. Rational persons ask if anything in the world can improve secure-never-to-be-broken US-Muslim relations. After all, we are dealing with a worldwide cult that can be friend today, foe tomorrow.
(Excerpt) Read more at postchronicle.com ...
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The Dems want to somehow resurrect this port deal so that they can demogogue it. That's the only thing the Dems know how to do.
Based on the reaction of folks like Hannity & Savage, I vote for "stupid."
Care to guess where the nearest repair facility is for US Navy warships after Dubai?
Guam.
In both directions - that is, some make money if UAE is able to retain ownership, others gain if UAE is required to sell.
E.g., Patty Murry's husband is a consulatnt for SSA, which operates in the US in various combinations of business interest, for eample JV with COSCO in Long Beach, wehre COSCO has controlling interest in the lease.
That includes many freepers and GOPers,BTW.
Well said! I'm not suprised at Savage's reaction, but Hannity, Bennet, Hewitt...they should know better.
Dubai is tiny part of the world and you act like it's the most important ally we ever had.
They have really good facilities in South Africa, and much closer than Guam.
NJ Sen. Menendez pushing Maher Terminals to replace UAE; follow the money
Deal gives Dubai firm control of 23 U.S. ports - Eller lobbied Schumer - Causing this uproar
The only thing at stake is an operating contract for a piece of property owned by the government (usually through public bonds).
Today's "newsies" are truly pitiful.
The bots will do as they're told.
And there are even better facilities in Singapore.
Correct.
Recall that we got kicked out of Saudi Arabia (and their "ports" contracts are untouched in this), and the Turks won't let us use their country for these purposes.
Oh, yeah, Jimmy Carter got us kicked out of Iran 30 years ago.
So, where do you propose going to support our forces with deep water port facilities (for aircraft carriers) and R&R (77,000 troops per year go to UAE for R&R)?
I don't think you can and you know it. Your ulterior motive is to get us out of the ME, turn the oil over to AlQaida and the terrorist regimes in the region, and return America to a low income agrarian society replete with a colorfully costumed peasantry and cute baby animals.
Gad!
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