LOL!!!

Wow! Another level of republicans hiding their tail between their legs when it comes to calling out Bush!

You're as servile as the Germans when Hitler was telling them that they had to cause World War II in order to save themselves!

Here's a bit of news I thought I'd share:

UAE Would Also Control Shipments of Military Equipment for the US Army

Tuesday 21 February 2006

There is bipartisan concern about the Bush administration's decision to outsource the operation of six of the nation's largest ports to a company controlled by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because of that nation's troubling ties to international terrorism. The sale of P&O to Dubai World Ports would give the state-owned company control of "the ports of New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, New Orleans, Miami and Philadelphia."

A major part of the story, however, has been mostly overlooked. The company, Dubai Ports World, would also control the movement of military equipment on behalf of the U.S. Army through two other ports. From today's edition of the British paper Lloyd's List:

[P&O] has just renewed a contract with the United States Surface Deployment and Distribution Command to provide stevedoring [loading and unloading] of military equipment at the Texan ports of Beaumont and Corpus Christi through 2010.

According to the journal Army Logistician "Almost 40 percent of the Army cargo deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom flows through these two ports."

Thus, the sale would give a country that has been "a key transfer point for illegal shipments of nuclear components to Iran, North Korea and Lybia" direct control over substantial quantities U.S. military equipment.

So, all these liberals who were against profiling of any kind, are for profiling. Should we insure that no Muslim ever gets a job where he might see classified information and pass it along to al Quida?

Ultimately the problem of Isamofacsim will have to be solved by Muslims. We must find a way to embrace those who are with us and stiffarm the facists. So where do we begin?

RA, did you even read Christian's post? I'll review:

operation of six of the nation's largest ports to a company controlled by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because of that nation's troubling ties to international terrorism. The sale of P&O to Dubai World Ports would give the state-owned company...

It's about a hostile, terrorist-supporting, ADMITTEDLY anti-American state. That's not at all the same thing as denying a Muslim person a job! Get a clue.

Thanks, Tom.

Call me crazy, but I can't stomach any politician letting our servicemen (I've got friends and family in Iraq and Afghanistan) be supplied by a country who recognized the Taliban.

Tom & Christian,

Maybe you should do a little research on UAE first. UAE is not anti-American by any reasonable standard. Dubai already manages harbors and supplies our warships; Dubai (one of the Emirates) allows our warplanes to use their bases when flying sorties in the Gulf. UAE pilots are, at this very minute flying warplanes in Tucson on training missions. UAE security forces are training Iraqi military. UAE banking structures changed after 9/11 to make channeling money to terrorists more difficult; just as the US banking did.

I was opposed to this deal at first blush, the more I read the more convinced I become that the UAE is our ally, and this is a good deal for both countries. I don’t expect I’ll change any minds here; this deal will go through and there is no more risk with UAE than there is with Canada, maybe less.

Somethign to consider is that this company will be running commercial operations in the ports. It has nothing to dow tih security as the Coast Guard will handle security, as it always has done. In discussing this issue, security and operations need to be differentiated.

From CNN:
...As the simmering dispute boiled over, it looked as if Bush’s only high-profile supporter would be former president Jimmy Carter, who said on CNN that he did not think the deal was a threat to the United States or its security...

Hey-- There you go, Jimmy Carter thinks its a good idea! Well then shucks-- if somebody with his record on national security believes it, then we ain't got anything to worry about.

Christian

Let's look at the whole picture;
1. UAE Government controls commercial ports in US (and around the globe)with lots of US support.
2. US businesses want to get the oil flowing in Iraq and raise currency rates to make a big
profit no matter the human cost.
3. US gov wants to loosen spying on its citizens.
4. US torturing detainees at Guantanamo.
5. US Vice President shoots his friend.
6. Taliban back in action after US 'victory'
7. US household income down
8. US lost lots of respect in the world
9. US savings negative, first time since the great depression
10.US response to its own disasters highly suspect.

America... ah.... what a country!