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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (728396)	2/28/2006 4:45:34 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Put a band-aid on the Israel issue, and another will emerge some time down the road. ME Islamic values collide with Western values, now and later.

To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (728396)	2/28/2006 4:46:36 PM
From: GROUND ZERO™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Excellent point... GZ

To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (728396)	2/28/2006 5:18:06 PM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

but i really do not like that dubai ports world is boycotting another staunch american DEMOCRATIC ally, israel....if we put the condition on the UAE that they (and dubai ports must lift the boycott against israel, (and they accept) i might reconsider I don't like that part either.....but then again, I don't like what the frenchies did and what the germans did concerning Iraq yet no one balks at considering them as out allies.

To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (728396)	2/28/2006 8:39:47 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

I don't believe that the UAE or the vast majority of the people in the UAE are neutral. If it came down to it, I have no doubts where the UAE allegiance would fall. And it ain't in the U.S. I don't know in what form the threat would come, but it wouldn't likely be in any obvious way. Perhaps it's just the knowledge they can gain from the internal workings of our customs/immigration/border patrol etc... Their policy toward israel makes if very clear that they sanction philosophies that are counter to our interests. To be honest, I would be against any foreign government owning our ports, whether it is the UK, Saudi Arabia, Peru, China or the UAE. I would certainly be more comfortable though if it was a country who had demonstrated that they are a true ally. If it is to prove we are open minded to doing business with muslim countries, hell let's invite turkey to buy a port or two. I wouldn't accept it if the UAE was forced to adopt a new policy toward Israel. Their beliefs would not change and they would find other ways to discriminate. They would have to make these changes on their own willingly and before the deal was struck.