Comments on: What Did We Lose In DPW Debacle?

By: Small Town Veteran

Small Town Veteran — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 08:29:46 +0000

More DPW Post Mortem…

From Tom Bevan at RCP:The DPW Post Mortem So the deal is dead. I think the emotion behind the issue was understandable, though misplaced. Turning away Dubai may or may not have long term economic and foreign policy ramifications, but…

By: All Things Beautiful

All Things Beautiful — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 01:13:32 +0000

Dubai Ports, The Deal Is Dead…

Bush Administration and their arrogant, cavalier attitude toward this deal does not install confidence, and to have threatened with a veto had to be the biggest ‘icing on the cake’ blunder of all. Karl Rove, who seems to have the instincts of a turtl…

By: Cooper

Cooper — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:11:10 +0000

All I can say is – the U.S. “entity” that will now take the place of the UAE better not have one single whisper of a skeleton in their closet. Not one. Malkin better be prepared to set more policy for potential port investors/operators. Because we all know how lily-white-pure all U.S. Companies are. Maybe she can make a list of enitities she personally has investigated and approved and get it to GW’s hands asap, that he way he can hit the ground running if the new “entity” fails utterly – which it appears might be happening.

By: HaroldHutchison

HaroldHutchison — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:45:37 +0000

Oops. Forgot to close a tag…

By: Martin's Musings

Martin's Musings — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:28:26 +0000

Of Ports and Whines, Part 12 – Dubai Ports Post M…

Real Clear Politics has a big print media roundup, with the following summary statement that echoes my sentiments:…

By: az redneck

az redneck — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:16:08 +0000

and to think that i just sent the RNC a check for the 1st time ever!!!

By: HaroldHutchison

HaroldHutchison — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 16:36:05 +0000

Maybe demand a bribery investigation. Sounds like a quid pro quo occured. And the consequences (a betrayed ally) are far, far, worse than anything Duke Cunningham did (some earmarked defense contracts).

By: AJStrata

AJStrata — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 16:21:25 +0000

MerryJ1,

I predicted that would be the case. I believe the same company donated to Schumer’s and King’s campaigns.

So they were bribed. Big surprise.

By: MerryJ1

MerryJ1 — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 16:11:14 +0000

I didn’t get full information, but it looks as though a leading contender to buy the port business is the same Miami company which, via a letter from the Miami mayor (on behalf of the longshoreman’s union), set off the UAE kerfuffle in the first place.

That isn’t gospel, as I said I didn’t get full details. But if true, it makes me want to throw up.

By: patch

patch — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:59:57 +0000

The worst is yeat to come…

The UAE will shortly announce the winner of a $9 billion aircraft purchase.

Boeing was the leading cnadidate. Want to bet that Airbus is now the company of choice? Hope Denny Hastert feels really good.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. Moderate Arab and moderate Islamic countries will now deal with others rather than trust the the USA.

It’s called a “Pyrhic” victory. Oh yeah, my bad, noone studies the classics anymore.

What a bunch of maroons…

By: AJStrata

AJStrata — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:19:03 +0000

Karig,

This is out of control of the lobbyists and Congressmen. The precendent is set and the protectionist have a large agenda they have wanted enacted for a long, long time. This small win will not satiate them.

By: HaroldHutchison

HaroldHutchison — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:17:16 +0000

Michelle Malkin clearly has trouble telling friend from foe.

The troops the UAE sent to Afghanistan would have been just as dead as Pat Tillman had the Taliban or al-Qaeda successfully attacked them.

When someone judges by ethnicity and religion rather than conduct, there is no better word to describe their thought process than bigotry.

By: Karig

Karig — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:08:02 +0000

Somehow I suspect the mob will disperse at this point. They won’t follow through on their threat to kick all foreigners out of our ports, because at some point the lobbyists will show up on Capitol Hill to complain before such a plan gets very far. I don’t think we’re even going to make life harder for the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, which has been working here in the U.S. since 1979 (IIRC). No, I imagine that the passion has been spent, and the U.A.E. will be left with the impression that we have a big problem with THEM in particular.