Comments on: Dubai Port Company Has Bush Administration Ties

By: Jonk

Jonk — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 22:48:26 +0000

I don't think any infrastructure should be outsourced...period. If it costs more for us to do it, fine...I would rather pay more for imports and feel more secure than the current situation. Every time I pass a container port I cringe.

(BTW, John, glad to have you aboard here at OTB. I have been reading your blog for a while.)

By: Conservative Musings

Conservative Musings — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 01:03:55 +0000

Ports and Bush...

So much has already been said by so many, that what few words I have will be a drop in a real large bucket. I find myself leaning against President Bush on this one. Yes, I understand his point that...

By: none

none — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:19:04 +0000

Tenuous? How long does it take to arrange a deal of this size, a year maybe? OF course this is legitimate. Isn't everything this administration does?

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By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 23:48:31 +0000

Jonk, Iran was our friend until 1979. Iraq never was; at best it was the lesser of two evils during the Iran-Iraq War. Ever since the Iraqi royal family got overthrown back in the 50s, by a commie-looking junta, the US has seen that country with a jaundiced eye.

On the ports: Since the management of the ports has already been outsourced to the Brits for year, we're not arguing outsourcing. We're arguing whether or not the UAE can be trusted as much as other foreigners.

By: reverse_vampyr

reverse_vampyr — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:13:20 +0000

Giving the fox the keys to the henhouse?...

Ok, someone call the Vice President and ask him to shoot me.

Why are we even discussing handing over 6 of our ports to Dubai Ports World, a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates? Personally, I'm none too keen on ANY foreign country cont....

By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:16:09 +0000

Jeeze do we need any more proof that homeland security is a joke?

By: cirby

cirby — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 20:49:23 +0000

Let's see who else has closer ties to DB Ports:

HJ Heinz: what politician has ties to this company? They seem to do a lot of business in Dubai (enough to be mentioned on the DB Ports Authority website).

By: Jonk

Jonk — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 19:39:19 +0000

I don't like the idea because I feel our own infrastructure should be controlled by us.

Iran and Iraq were once our pretty good friends too, if anyone remembers.

This is a huge mistake, and ties directly into my previous posts about our container ports being a serious problem.