Comments on: U.A.E. Threatens Retaliation

By: Herb

Herb — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 22:59:53 +0000

AS:

Good to see that you have the "inside" on the WH.

Now, all you need is the "inside" on yourself, in other words, what makes you so discontented and hateful all the time.

By: LJD

LJD — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:06:21 +0000

That's a big leap of faith in Good Morning America, considering no one else has broken this story, and the quote you provided (link not included) failed to substantiate the claim in any way.

By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:29:22 +0000

Oh yea, and P.S. lets take a look at who actually killed the deal:

White House Asked Dubai Ports to Pull Out
March 10, 2006 -- - The White House asked Dubai Ports World, a company owned by the United Arab Emirates, to give up its management stake in U.S. ports, to save President Bush from the politically difficult position of vetoing a key piece of legislation to protect America's ports, ABC News has learned.

If the deal was so frigging important, why did the WH place politics over national security?

By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:27:25 +0000

So these are our "allies"? If they don't get their way, they will get revenge. With friend like that...

By: RA

RA — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:19:33 +0000

This is the biggest step backward in the war on terror since 9-11. The UAE was fully cooperating with us before. Now they will continue to smile politely and take the money our navy gives them. But when thay see something going on behind the scenes they will avert their eyes and privately say "screw the Americans".

The worst part of this is this was accomplished by the Democrats who want us to loose the war on terror and some normally sane useful idiot Republicans.

By: DC Loser

DC Loser — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 12:40:28 +0000

Uh, Richard, I believe Cargill is totally privately owned, not publicly traded.

And while weâ??re at it, what are pure blood American companies doing spending hard-earned
â??merican money developing markets in other countries?

I think the concept is called "trade." Chasing the almighty buck for their shareholders.

By: slickdpdx

slickdpdx — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 08:17:33 +0000

There has got to be a sensible middle ground between the REALPOLITIK of yesteryear, tolerating any old dictatorship, and a realpolitik for now...Where does the UAE fit? It is certainly more moderate than many other states.

By: Cardinal Martini: A USC Trojan's Weblog

Cardinal Martini: A USC Trojan's Weblog — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 06:40:57 +0000

The UAE is very unhappy...

Now that the Dubai Ports World deal has been killed, we can all sigh with relief. Not. In fact the United Arab Emirates are our allies in the world, and increasing their economic dependence on us can only further ensure......

By: The Urban Grind » DPW Withdraws From U.S. Ports Deal

The Urban Grind » DPW Withdraws From U.S. Ports Deal — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 04:34:20 +0000

[...] On another note, it is believed that UAE may retaliate against American strategic and commercial interests. [...]

By: Richard Gardner

Richard Gardner — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 04:33:01 +0000

Oops, I forgot Cargill, "supplier to the world," who has their own terminal that they totally run. Though I wouldn't be suprised if lots of their shares were owned by them foreigners.

By: Richard Gardner

Richard Gardner — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 04:27:12 +0000

I am seriously concerned about foreign ownership of important AMERICAN assets. I live in a major port city in WA (43,000 jobs) and was at the port this past Monday. And what did I see? Lots of containers. Oh yes, foreigners everywhere! The single American-flagged ship was doing the mainland to Hawaii short-run. Looking at the terminals, I see they are run or used by by:

Local Port Authority (US, obviously)
APM Terminals Pacific (Maersk Sealand) - Danish Corporation - source of the Danish Cartoon controversy. And we know they have a militant Islam problem, that created the cartoon controversy.
Olympic (Cosco) - Red China
Hyundai Merchant Marine - Korea. OK,
Husky (Yang Ming) - Red China
Washington United Terminals - a US corp, majority owed by Koreans

And the Port of Seattle, half the terminals are run by foreign countries :
Handgun (got to love that name) - Korea
NOL - Singapore (hmm, more moslems)

If we are worried about nukes, then what about biological weapons, that can be mailed? I call for a ban on all mail from overseas, because we don't know what dangers lurk!

And while we're at it, what are pure blood American companies doing spending hard-earned
'merican money developing markets in other countries?

Sorry, this reminds me of the controversy when a Japanese firm bought Rockefeller Center, funny in hindsight.

By: Herb

Herb — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 03:32:49 +0000

Once again, the politicians in Washington have bungled everything in their lust for power and glory, not to mention their re election in November. Will the Democrats and Republicrats take and accept responsibility for the damage this will cause this country,? Will they accept the responsibility for the lost jobs in the Aerospace Industry? Will they accept responsibility for the damage to our Intelligence network?

The answer to all above is not only NO, but Hell NO.

We now have a Congress that thinks of itself as the All High and the All Mighty and that no one has more knowledge and smarts than they.

All this while the Polls show that Congress has an all time LOW rating on performance.

By: Jack Ehrlich

Jack Ehrlich — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 02:35:16 +0000

It will be really hard for the Democrats and the MSM to blame this one on Bush. I wonder if the liberals living in Washington State appreciate how much the French will enjoy filling those cancelled 777 orders with Airbuses. We sell them billions of dollars in military equipment but do not trust them to manage ports formerly run by the Brits. Red Chinese are ok though. Whats up with that?

By: Arguing with signposts...

Arguing with signposts... — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:26:42 +0000

UAE Port deal...

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By: RiverRat

RiverRat — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:23:50 +0000

This is an extremely sad day for the America I love. This is a strategic defeat, possibly a fatal one in the Long War, Ver. 2.0. It reminds me of Soviet Lend/Lease which was the right decision. This decision is wrong and may be paid for in blood and treasure for decades to come.

Saudi Arabia and Dubai have operated marine and air terminals in the US for years. I have a hard time blaming Bush for the â??tone deafnessâ?? of 3rd tier bureaucrats who obviously, given 15 to 20 years of similar deals, did not foresee the political firestorm.

A tactical win-win for xenophobes and the Libs; a potentially catastrophic strategic loss for America and the West.