If they can blackmail us
before they take over the ports just think what they could do
after.
I've never understood how some conservatives can take such a smug stand against the (democratic) UN and stir fears of "foreign control" and in the same breath defend wholesale sell-off to multinational corporations.
This is why the Dubai Ports World deal should give us pause.
UAE warns of threat to investments in political row
I'm sure few of the 'investors' mentioned in the article have the U.S. national interest at the forefront of their agenda. But obviously they are having a profound influence on our foreign policy.
This is what upsets a lot people about the Dubai Ports World Deal. The fact that Bush is deaf to that concern is what upsets even more of us.