Re: Dubai secures control of six crucial ports
The 9/11 commission report has stated links between Bin Laden and the UAE as well as stating that the UAE was becoming "both a valued counterterrorism ally of the United States and a persistent counterterrorism problem"
This is enough to warrent a detailed investigation before any transfer of ports occur.
Re: Dubai secures control of six crucial ports
Good idea!
Re: Dubai secures control of six crucial ports
Its looking like that a delay in turning over the ports will occur. Lining up all the ducks in a row and verifying that in no way will security be compromised that is what this is about not race. Turning over the ports to a foreign company owned by a foreign government also needs to be addressed.
Re: Dubai secures control of six crucial ports
Looks like the matter is further delayed as Bush gives time to Congress to "think it over"
Re: Dubai secures control of six crucial ports
That's not saying anything at all...if anything, it shows that the UAE is in the same boat as the US.
Nor is that obscure reference (hasn't made news prior to this deal, that's for sure) what is guiding American public opinion on the matter...although I appreciate your attempt at back peddling.
It implies that you at least acknowledge that if it were an anti-Arab thing, it would be wrong...