YellowLinesandArmadillos Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Two Washington Post articles, the first echoing everything that Ken and Monkey have posted, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6030902291.html the second echoing BiB's understanding of the political consequences by David Broder http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6030902290.html The Post Even! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Two Washington Post articles, the first echoing everything that Ken and Monkey have posted, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6030902291.html the second echoing BiB's understanding of the political consequences by David Broder http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6030902290.html The Post Even! 624032[/snapback] I especially liked Ignatius' last few sentences: The ironic fact is that the UAE is precisely the kind of Arab ally the United States needs most now. But that clearly didn't matter to an election-year Congress, which responded to the Dubai deal with a frenzy of Muslim-bashing disguised as concern about terrorism. And we wonder why the rest of the world doesn't like us. Thanks for providing the links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowLinesandArmadillos Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 I especially liked Ignatius' last few sentences:Thanks for providing the links. 624362[/snapback] No problem, P.S. I heard on CNN this morning, but can't confirm from thier website that Dubai ports has some military operation contracts with the Navy, signed in the last 6 months. Look for that to break loose, here we go again! Forget COSCO, that is third tier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC-Bills Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Reminds me of what H.L. Mencken once said: "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public." I would vote to add "and Congres" to the end of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 No problem, P.S. I heard on CNN this morning, but can't confirm from thier website that Dubai ports has some military operation contracts with the Navy, signed in the last 6 months. Look for that to break loose, here we go again! Forget COSCO, that is third tier. 624373[/snapback] Figures. Congress can find the time to meddle in the sale of a foreign company to another foreign company, but ignores the US Navy. Of course, somehow that's evidence of collusion between Cheney and Halliburtion, I'm sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 And says Howard Dean in this morning's radio address on the topic: "America had a great victory this week in the war on terror." For or against the ports deal...does anyone honestly think this is a "great victory" on terrorism? !@#$ing stupid... I guarantee you, the Arab street hears that and hears "America had a great victory this week in the war on Arabs and Islam." And they'd be far more correct than Dean is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Question: Does it matter what the American people think?.. Right or wrong, isn't it important to honor that first. I did say RIGHT or WRONG. Just as in 2000... You have to honor what the people say and who they vote for. You might not necessarily like certain outcomes, as the last 5 years dictated... You have to honor the civilness of our idiocy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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