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The latest on the UAE port deal
A House panel has voted to block it.
The Senate may not swing in the same direction as the House has if Sen. Bill Frist has anything to do with it. Read more via my post at Blogs for Bush.
Others blogging about this: Glenn Reynolds, Captain Ed, Powerline, Riehl World View (must-read!)
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I still have yet to hear why, better yet, what the PHD’s holding Economist credentials have to say about this.
The security issue never has been an issue now or ever. 100% of the catastrophe from 9/11 was American run, owned and operated, with the possible exception of the English as a second language speaking folks that work within that entire system. Yes or no……
The UAE have very little to do with security that I know of. That responsibility or lack thereof is another department and separate from this, as far as I’ve been led to understand.
There are still a whole bunch of people that can’t define the difference between terminals and ports. This is still being referred to as “selling the ports”, which drives this old man right up a rope.
Well.. u have to realize something – this is the only chance for liberals to appear like (chicken)hawks – stir up the closet anti-arab feelings of the common public and create a nice knee-jerk reaction.
I would have had more respect for the objections if they were backed up by truthful accusations, and were nto such obvious partisan attacks.
But what is even more distressing is the republicans who blinked the first time the democrats played stood up and challanged them to play chicken.
To many politicians are jumping an a band wagon with no wheels.
It’s ALWAYS an uphill battle informing a LOT of people.
What is the reason a LOT of people have to be informed?
Because the press has FALLEN down on the job. They have FAILED. In these polls on this subject, more than half of the people don’t know the details or basic operational questions or the fact that most of our ports are leased out to be managed by a foreign company…
The press has done very little to change that impression. Sure they’ve put out a little article here or there like Dick Meyers but when the drumbeat on this issue continues and the people remain uninformed, it is hard for America to rise above.
It is always NEW issues like this that makes me realize that most americans are not really exposed to an alternative media, are apathetic, and are who the legacy media rely on for their daily misinformation to try to gain back the Congress or White House.
It points out how large the job is for conservatives. We have to speak on a variety of subjects and attract as many new people to conservativism as possible.
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LGF brings up an excellent point though:
Can we actually block the sale if it is no longer ‘ours’ to begin with?
It is ours Sanity.
The lease contract is owned by a British company and they are selling to a UAE company the way I understand. But that lease is of ports that we own.
Hopefully I stated it right.