President Bush, just like President Clinton, will sell us out to make a profit. He has proven it. I implicitly trust the UK to run our ports, but I would prefer them to be run domestically. I do not trust a nation who has close ties to Al Quaeda. I have no doubt that the people who run DP World now have nothing more than profit in mind, and that's fine. However, the fact that the UAE government has ties to Al Quaeda leaves me with nagging doubts about their ability to keep Al Quaeda operatives out of our ports.
Once again, Israel, a country with the best counter-terrorism intelligence in the world, approved the deal and the company as safe. We are at the same amount of risk with the US or UK running our ports as we are the UAE. The UAE has been one of our only Middle Eastern allies (besides Israel) in the war on terror; to do this to them is nothing but a slap in the face and it certainly will not win us any more allies in the region or elsewhere throughout the world.
Not the kind of ties the UAE has. Sure there may or may not be Al Quaeda operatives inside the US and England. But the governments are not tied to the organization. President Clinton, however, called off a hit on OBL because an Emirati prince was hunting with him at the time. That's close ties.
Tell me, if they have such close ties to terror then why are they one of our leading allies against Al Qaeda-
The U.A.E. contributes to the continued security and stability of the Gulf and the Straits of Hormuz. It is a leading partner in the campaign against terrorism, providing assistance in the military, diplomatic, and financial arenas since September 11, 2001. The U.A.E. military currently provides humanitarian assistance to Iraq. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5444.htmOr perhaps you were referring to this-
The United States has enjoyed friendly relations with the U.A.E. since 1971. Private commercial ties, especially in petroleum, have developed into friendly government-to-government ties which include security assistance. The breadth, depth, and quality of U.S.-U.A.E. relations increased dramatically as a result of the U.S.-led coalition's campaign to end the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait. In 2002, the U.S. and the U.A.E. launched a strategic partnership dialogue covering virtually every aspect of the relationship. The U.A.E. has been a key partner in the war on terror after September 11, 2001. The United States was the third country to establish formal diplomatic relations with the U.A.E. and has had an ambassador resident in the U.A.E. since 1974. From the same source.
But many Americans will overlook this. After all, all Arabs must be terrorists, right?
Calling it racism is nothing but political dreck like the infamous race card nearly always is.
Calling racism in this case is calling it like it is.
can you elaborate on what specifically is like "the 50s" related to this topic? if you're referring to racism against blacks, it's very naive to limit it to one decade.
Right, sorry. The Arabs are feeling now what African-Americans have felt throughout most of American history.