I changed my mind! The Dubai deal must go through!
I've just done a complete 180 on this whole deal of the Bush administration turning control of key ports over to a company controlled by a questionable foreign country with links to terrorism.
I now fully support the deal.
What changed my mind was this post over at what I used to refer to as InstaIjit. As "Glenn" points out, giving a country with terrorist ties deep control of our ports and even military shipping is necessary in order to show the Arab world that we're nice people.
The last thing I'd want to do is offend our friends in the Arab world, so therefore I fully support turning over a vital part of our infrastructure to this questionable foreign country.
Tomorrow: revisiting my comments about George Bush's plan to outsource border protection to the "good-hearted" workers of Mexico. Hugh Hewitt changed my mind: it just might work as long as we believe!
UPDATE: Dick Meyer, Editorial Director of CBSNews.com, read my mind and offers the comforting "In Defense Of Dubai".
Comments
Sundance (not verified)
Wed, 02/22/2006 - 15:25
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Well if your all for turning control over to others... how about turning control of the orgiinal 13 states of the Confederate States back to the CSA.
Then Bush and Washington can go to hell with whatever wetbacks or ragheads he wants.
And while your at it... give the Navtive Americans back the land the USA stole from them!
Digger (not verified)
Tue, 02/21/2006 - 22:36
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Hell, just turn the ownership of the whole US over to the UAE. I mean after all it'd still be the same people running the country, just a different "owner".
perrozul del norte (not verified)
Tue, 02/21/2006 - 20:14
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Based on this logic it might also be a good idea to turn control of some of our ports over to North Korea. With such a lucrative deal in their hands we should be able to convince them to give up their nukes!