Bush Threatens to Veto Any Bill to Stop Port Takeover - New York Times

So this was posted to another one of my blogs, and I decided it made more sense to put it here. If you are just reading this for the first time, it is dated, but still something that I feel strongly about. This was something that should never have happened.

Bush Threatens to Veto Any Bill to Stop Port Takeover - New York Times

So President Bush wants to move forward with an already approved sale of a port company to an Arab ally? Is this really a problem? Is this racism disguised as patriotism? What the hell is wrong with these people? Hillary Clinton should keep her mouth shut. As should everyone else who is voicing an opinion against this sale. The U.A.E. is an ALLY! Don’t you people get it? The current owner of these ports is also a foreign country, London-based P&O Port to be specific. In terms of a terrorist threat, the bombings that occurred in London last year were carried out by British citizens. I don’t hear anyone saying that we shouldn’t allow British companies to own and operate any ports in the US. The US economy is a global economy, and to prevent a foreign country from owning a company in the US doesn’t make sense. Especially when the country in question is not only a friend of ours (there aren’t many left in the Middle East), but one that has gone through the mandated process of proving themselves trustworthy. No less than five government agencies reviewed and approved the sale. This includes the Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security. This should be a non-issue, it shouldn’t even be news. Of the top 25 ports worldwide, 24 are owned by non-US companies. Why should these six be any different? In the end I hope that Bill Frist and his cohorts (both Republican and Democrat) come to their senses, and realize this might be the first step in building relations with the Middle East.