What do you think of President Bush sellin our ports to Arabs?
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Update: \n"He became aware of it over the last several days," McClellan said. Asked if Bush did not know about it until it was a done deal, McClellan said, "That's correct."\n\n\nFirst of all, I just want to say that it's obvious not "all Arabs are terrorists" and objection to this port deal is not suggesting in the least bit that they are.  You see a lot of the educated Congressmen, of both parties, objecting to the sale of these ports to a UAE company.  These are intelligent, educated people and you think that they are objecting to this deal because they believe that all Arabs are terrorists?  I think not.  The first perons who answered this question is the one who needs to get educated.\n\nIt is justifiable to say that giving control of these major US ports to a company in the UAE poses a threat to national security.  This situation is comparable to the notion of "probable cause."  If a police officer sees a person driving dangerously and erratically he has reason to believe that this person might be intoxicated.  If two of the September 11 hijackers came from the UAE and money used to fund those attacks went through UAE banks, we have reason to believe that giving control of major ports to a UAE company is an added threat to security.\n\nThere is no argument against the fact the UAE is located in a region of the world where anti-Western sentiment is strong.  UAE control of these ports gives people a greater opportunity to act of these feelings.\n\nSorry to say, but there is a difference between a British company operating these ports and a UAE company operating these ports.  I am a strong supporter of President Bush on 95% of the issues, but I do not know where his head is regarding this issue, if he really did know about this before the deal was made.
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give me a break.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nthere is actually no new deal being made.  The British comapany that already manages the ports is being bought out by a corporation owned primarily by citizens of the United Arab Emarites.  The question at hand is wether or not to try to get out of our contract.  Since the British company will still be managing our ports, there is no reason to suspect that a terrorist plot is going on.  Micheal Moore Edits Answers that he doesn't like from his films and usually slants what is included.  Maybe if you read somthing other than Liberal propaganda (including the textbooks found in public and some private schools) you would get the whole story.
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This illustrates our (American) emotional irrationale of Arabs.  Ask any high ranking Navy official, the Dubai ports in the East are the safest ports on the planet.  We, here in America have unfairly targeted DP AFTER allowing them to bid on this business.  We are shamefully hippocritical sometimes.  I'm a conservative, and am ashamed of my government at this point.
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He should but it'll be a tough sale in Pakistan. I bet he is upset at Bush for making that pact with India.
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Your right he did admit it.....he says we can't leave the oil to the  terriorists. Well Mr.Bush it was their oil in the first place who are we to take from their country?!?!?! Not to mention Mr bush has stock in the oil people...yes he is lining his pocket with money that  he makes from the oil. Not a surprise this war is really about making money for all those jerks in the White House and their buddies. Maybe the rest of the people will open their eyes now to the truth!!! Then again the Bush followers ignore all the things he says to prove things like this. Strange people!!!
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Bush Is invading the middle east to establish his interest in the middle east oil trade once his term in office is over. \n\nHitler was on a mission to create a pure race, and trying to racially cleanse a nation. \n\nBoth are wrong, and considering 2 wrongs don't make a right. I don't see any difference, Both got people needlessly killed for their own agendas.
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I think it is very foolish to blindly support Israel. The Arab/Muslim world's voice is ignored, and while this is being done, we will NEVER have world peace. (Here it comes: I am going to be branded a nazi anti-semite.... again, which I am NOT) I am saying: Let's LISTEN to what they have to say. I am not proposing the destruction of Israel, but sadly, Israel is regarded as a bastion of western democracy by some in the west, but as a cancer by most in the Arab/Muslim world, and the ONLY solution is to sit down and LISTEN to EVERYBODY'S view.\nI have had people writing to me pointing out that Egypt is a shining example of the acceptance of Israel in the Middle East;\nwhat a misconception, while they are receiving billions of dollars from the US, they are only paying lipservice to this socalled acceptance. The people in the Middle East allege that the state of Israel was IMPOSED on them, (which is partly true) and this will remain a festering sore in the search for peace in the region. Certain interest groups in the Western world have equated the call for a serious and analytical look a the situation as being 'anti-semitic' (the 'last taboo', as mentioned in the question.) While this 'equation' is heeded by western leaders, terrorism will flourish. Israel is acting like a little boy whose older brother is the strongest in the the school, and by extension, the little brat is going around doing whatever he likes, knowing that his BIG brother will protect him.\nWe should ask ourselves: For how long are we going to allow this situation to continue? Until we are FORCED to sit down and LISTEN, or until we have a war between religions? Is it too much to ask to LISTEN?
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Bush administration is following wrong policies.\nThey may not be on a crusade but all their present targets are unfortunately Muslims who are rich in natural resources but far behind in technology, hence an easy prey.\nIn the ultimate analysis/conclusion USA will never win since their stance is based on in-justice, inequality and double standards.
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I'm a bit uncomfortable about it.  I just don't think we have any real allies in the Mideast outside of Israel we could trust with this.  \n\nFormer president Jimmy Carter, a man for whom I have a great deal of respect, is siding with President Bush on this issue, so perhaps my fears are unfounded.  I find it interesting that there is so much Republican resistance for a president that they have followed so faithfully.
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Ok..here it is broken down. THose east coast ports were being managed via contract through an English company. That company was bought out by a larger company in the United Arab Emerates. A lot of people feel that our national security is at risk if the UAE company assumes the port operations contract previously honored by the now bought out English port company. White House tried to pull a fast one and didn't tell Congress about it initially until it was almost a done deal. There you go.
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I'm not a fan of the man, but I wouldn't say he's "crazy."  He, like most of us, thinks his opinion is the best opinion.  The whole Middle East deal is about oil...no one cared about the area before they figured out we could use oil for fuel.    Certain contries need to be "secured" for passage of oil to be developed from the former soviet republics.  If you look at a map, you have Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq between those republics and the Arabian Sea.  Granted, this is all a theory, but it makes sense.  I mean, Prez did make his (own) money in oil.\n\nAnd regarding the Iranian nuclear weapons hoax, it's amazing people have fallen for this just like they fell for the Weapons of Mass Destruction fairy tales.  Even if Iran had nuclear weapons, how on earth would they deliver them without long range missles, silos and personnel to manage them?  How about airplanes?  Do they have anything that even looks like an airforce?  They have no navy since they really have little coastline.  So are they going to send it second day mail?  Please do not insult yourself by believing Iran is a threat.
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Why is this action that is happening against terrorist's and terrorist activities always being attached to Bush as if he was doing this alone and not in the name of our country.  We may have gone into Iraq for the wrong reasons, but we are there and to leave now would be more of a disaster than us being there so far.  On September 11, 2001 the terrorist's made an attack that finally got our attention.  That is what Osama bin Laden did was get our attention.  Last week people were rioting over the "Danish Cartoon Scandal" and chanting bin Laden attack them again.  What are we supposed to think?  Muslim's call for death to all infidels, which is most of the American Population and then I am told by someone here on this Forum that I misunderstand it is the Jews that want to kill everyone but them off.  Come on now which is it you want us attacked again, but we are supposed to believe that it is being done by Jews?  Are you doing the Jews work for them or do I just misunderstand what I am seeing everyday?  After Bush you will have another American president to hate along with all of us that are left to support them.  Bush is not King, Bush is not dictator, he is just an elected president of the greatest country on earth and you do not understand freedom and so you fear us.
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The UAE is not really an Arab country in the way most Americans think of Arab States. Many American Citizens live there. Now the timing is bad just because we are so scared that even countries that are allies are hurt. It is a shame.\n\nPeople from the USA will still be running our ports. The workers are all from the USA. The reason we are scared is because the word Arab is in the name of the country. They are an economic powerhouse. They have _no oil_. They gained power through the free market like the USA.\n\n*The UAE is what we want Iraq to be.*\n\nIt should be investigated as the climate we are in calls for that. The congress should have been clued into this before. The secretive nature of this Bush administration is very worrysome. There is no reason to deny them other than their location in the world. It makes me wonder if something else is going on. He claims he had not known untill it was to late. How could he not know! I do not accept this. It makes me very nervous.\n\nThe investigation must be done, but a decision must be made fairly speedily or countries around the UAE will use it against the USA to turn more people in that region away from us.\n\nUPDATE:\nWow, I just heard the senate hearing on this. Appearantly, Bush was giving Dubai some breaks with this deal. He did not require them to make copies of business files in the USA, where they would be subjected to court orders from us. Also he did not designate a US citizen to make sure they were in compliance with US terms. This is so shady!
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Mni...PLEASE! Conspiracy my A$$!\n\nThe Bush family is an oil Empire. They are close friends with many Saudi VIP's. They ARE profiting from the Iraqi war, and when a no-bid contract is awarded, it ain't because someone is giving a great price...somebody is getting their pockets lined. Who might that be?\n\n\nThat ain't no F'ing conspiracy, buddy!
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IT'S NOT ALL AMERICAN PEOPLE AGAINST MUSLIM COUNTRIES.. JUST OUR STUPID PRESIDENT BUSH
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hahahaa... I don't think we have a foreign policy... we're just sending our jobs to Central/South America and Asia, while blowing up the middle east... and ignoring anything Europe says \n\nMaybe that's quite a complex foreign policy to Bush, but it doen't cut the mustard with me...
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Do you really want to know all the details of why such ports are being given to a Middle-eastern business to run?  What if it is a sting operation?  Should we just publish the details and fight it?  Isn't that what we're doing?\nLeave it alone.  Bush knows what he is doing.