The Katrina kerfuffle, part deux
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UAE port deal and strange bedfellows
The debate surrounding the controversial UAE port deal has made for some strange bedfellows. I’m on board with it, and this morning the LA Times editorial page has come out in support of it (hat tip: Karl), Richard Cohen at the WashPost is in favor of it, as is Nick Kristoff (paid reg. req.) at the New York Times.
Buckley’s been a skeptic on Iraq for some time
Conservative icon and NRO Editor William F. Buckley, Jr. created quite a stir last week when he came out and essentially said we’ve lost in Iraq. The popular sentiment seemed to be that he, as a staunch conservative, was a strong supporter of the Iraq war who had resigned himself to the belief that we’d lost there.
Oh please
Can it get anymore pathetic these days than the op/ed pages of the New York Times? Not even two weeks after they stated their reasons why they wouldn’t publish the ‘offensive’ Mohammed cartoons, an editorial appears in their paper today that would have you believing that they never took such an appeasing stance – and they go so far as to frown on others who’s actions they believe have sent a message of appeasement to Islamofascists:
An odd pairing
Alan Dershowitz and Bill Bennett come from opposite sides of the political spectrum, but they’ve teamed up in an opinion piece this morning that slams the MSM’s spineless stance on the publishing of the ‘offensive’ Mohammed cartoons. Some key points:
The UAE port deal: I support it
The more this UAE port management story is being reported, examined, and discussed in the MSM, as well as on opinion pages and in the blogosphere, the more I find myself believing that the issue has bas been overhyped unecessarily. Even with saying that, I know that the concerns put forth by many of our fellow conservatives are genuine and heartfelt. Issues pertaining to national security have long been our strength, especially in the aftermath of the 9-11 attacks. We want to remain strong on that front because, unlike some in the opposition party, we realize that showing weakness – especially in a time of war – is something on which our enemies can and will try to capitalize. We don’t want anyone to forget 9-11 happened, so when it’s reported that the US has made a deal of this nature with the UAE, a country from where two of the 9-11 hijackers came, the first inclination is to say “what the he!! was the administration thinking here?” I know I was saying that, too, initially.