Many angry conservatives and liberals are demanding Bush's head over the UAE ownership of companies that will control several US ports. For those of you unaware of the situation, a British company that controlled six US ports was recently acquired by a company that is based in the United Arab Emirates.
I think this is one of the worst political scandals ever, but here's where I differ from most, there's nothing wrong with an Arab country owning our ports!
First of all, it was a British company before, so this isn't about us losing a domestic company to foreign control. I see no different between the British and the UAE.
Second, the security forces of the port, which includes US Customs, will all be based in the USA. Do any of you really care who owns the ports? This country was a free market the last time I checked, I see nothing wrong with us allowing foreign corporations to operate here.
Lastly, the big argument is that the UAE was a "home base" for Al-Qaeda. SO WAS THE USA. Where do you think they learned to fly and plotted their schemes?
Politicians like Hillary Clinton are jumping on this issue and saying that no foreign countries should control our ports. All of my points above address this issue. Anyone who agrees with these politicians is obviously uneducated or unaware of the situation; the politicians are playing on America's ignorance to use it for the own political gain.
Also, the UAE has been a pretty good supporter of the US for the last few years. They are doing this because, as an Arab country, they are seen as a haven for terrorists and can count their citizens as being among the usual suspects. We have very few allies these days, and I don't know why any American would want to risk losing one over a situation as trivial as this one.
We cannot sacrifice our free market principles because a few uneducated people are jumping on the idea of Arabs having something to do with the United States. Obviously you keep tabs on anyone dealing the the ports. But barring someone from doing legal business is a breach of our country's founding principles and ushers us down the path of fascism, not to mention losing a country that has supported us in recent years.
3 comments:
doesn't the USA control foreign ports? i can't remember, but if we do, then why can't other countries control ours?
I agree that the U.S. should allow a free market and allow other countries to have some of our ports. The UAE is an untrustworthy country. Bush and others said that we can trust the Saudis and they're horrible. In fact, some were involved in terrorist attacks. I don't trust the UAE and Bush is being hippocritical. We're wasting lives and money in Iraq for a cause and he's screwing it up again. You can't trust the Arabs!
Are you some kind of Arab lover? Do you trust these fucked up pieces of shit? If you do, you are not thinking straight! Maybe you should convert to Islam and move to the UAE!
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