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Strategies & Market Trends : Rande Is . . . HOME
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To: Rande Is who wrote (57306)2/22/2006 10:06:18 PM
From: PJr  Read Replies (1) of 57584
 
Rande,

I'm still undecided about this issue. The "shoe bomber" was a British citizen and we didn't seem to make an issue out of that link to the British who were managing our ports before they sold to the UAE. There are all kinds of links one can cite to exclude anyone but the good ol' US of A to be operating everything we have.

It's an emotional issue so it's difficult to sort out whether both critics and supporters are politically motivated, or merely driven by public opinion. Without a doubt it's a difficult position to be in for politicians who generally can't can't come to an intellectual conclusion on their own anyway. It's fairly easy to be swayed by an emotional argument. If the UAE is being cooperative with the war on terror, it would be a shame to turn them away by more or less declaring that US-UAE cooperation is a one-way street. On the other hand, it just might be dangerous to have them in charge of anything so potentially vulnerable.

The only thing that I can weigh in on with an opinion is that "W" shouldn't have drawn his gun from the holster and threatened a veto before trying to make his case through a civil debate. The path he chose only drew the battle lines and DEFINITELY made it a political issue. As a result, the correct decision may never prevail since all dialogue now is emotionally/politically charged as opposed to intellectually charged.

...but, as usual, what do I know?

Pat
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