Re: Dubai Ports International.
Originally posted by KaGee:<br /> I kinda liken the whole deal to people worried about the hiring of a ship's Captain and his background. When the ship itself is leaky, the life jackets are rotting and there are not enough lifeboats for the passengers.
Wow Kagee, it's almost like you are using a metophor of the baby bush ruled America being that ship. Do not think that I am saying it is so, or that America is that ship. But one could almost make the connection between your analogy and the liberal view (and to a lesser extent the reality) of the current state of America.<br /><br />As for the ports deal, Britain has been our Ally for years, UAE has not. History has proved out many times over that the Middle East region is extremely unstable. With terrorist and insurgents in Iraq coming from all areas of the Muslim and Arab world, we can't be too vigilant in our skepticism and guard for America's safety,
HERE AT HOME! As in so many times before, if the bush adminsitration ahd been up front and honest with America, and provided us with information and truth, this probably would be a non-issue. But as it has demonstated so many times, the bush admin disregards the average American as to stupid to be considered in any action or operation by the government.<br /><br />Just like with the racial profiling after 9-11, what else are we to do. After 9-11 we were considering only arab men because we were not attacked by Japanese, Chinese, Swedes, French, Mexican or Baltic people. We were attacked by Arabic men. So get of the "moral" high- horse. When you have such a narrowly defined enemy, you regard all of similar characteristic with great skepticism. Or else you are defeated, in your own bed.
<br /><br />Also, I thought showing trust to the Muslim world was a good thing. I understand PW's point about info on the computers, but why do we allow Emirates Airlines to land A340s in New York? It would seem much easier to just have a state employed pilot fly one into anything the UAE wanted him to. You only need one or two people to pull that deal off. I am actually disappointed. I was hoping the rest of the world would see that we are fair. Not stupid, but fair.
