The UAE and Ports

All I can say is what the f**k is the president thinking?

The deal, which would give DPW control over ports in New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Miami, is seen as a test case for Arab investment in the US.

Legislators in Washington are planning to launch a congressional investigation, citing concerns over the United Arab Emirates’ history as an operational and financial base for the September 11 attacks on America. In addition, at least one company is also preparing a legal challenge to the deal.

Critics of the deal point out that one of the September 11 hijackers drew money from bank accounts from the UAE to fund the operations, while another, Marwan al-Shehhi, was a UAE citizen.

The UAE has insisted that it is an ally in the war on terror and has handed over suspects to the US.

I've been to the UAE--specifically Dubai and Jebel Ali--and that is the most westernized Muslim country in the gulf region.

That said, they are still a Muslim nation. As has been made dramatically clear by Muslims over the last few years; Muslim comes before all other allegiances. Period.

We can not trust the security of our ports to a Muslim nation.

That the administration would even consider this pisses me off. The fact that I actually agree with Chuckie Schumer pisses me off even more.