The UAE Backs Down, Bush takes a nap and sucks his thumb

[Viking]

I think the poster was being sarcastic and saying that if Americans continue to become more and more xenophobic then they will eventually start to question the likes of DHL being allowed to operate into the US because, horror of horrors, they are owned by foreigners.

ford family

OOOPS,
I just quick-scanned the original post and didn't catch that- Thanks for pointing it out to me

Edited to add: Thanks to Teejay as well

 

[Teejay32]

Since we're here Viking, is Germany affected by the DPW deal?

 

[ford family]

Updated: 10:49 a.m. ET March 10, 2006

WASHINGTON - More and more people, even more Republicans, disapprove of President Bush’s performance, question his character and no longer consider him a strong leader against terrorism, according to an AP-Ipsos poll documenting one of the bleakest points of his presidency.

Nearly four out of five Americans, including 70 percent of Republicans, believe civil war will break out in Iraq — the bloody hot spot upon which Bush has staked his presidency. Nearly 70 percent of people say the U.S. is on the wrong track, a 6-point jump since February.

“I’m not happy with how things are going,” said Margaret Campanelli, a retiree in Norwich, Conn., who said she tends to vote GOP. “I’m particularly not happy with Iraq, not happy with how things worked with Hurricane Katrina.”

Republican Party leaders said the survey explains why GOP lawmakers are rushing to distance themselves from Bush on a range of issues — port security, immigration, spending, warrantless eavesdropping and trade, for example.

The positioning is most intense among Republicans facing election in November and those considering 2008 presidential campaigns.

“You’re in the position of this cycle now that is difficult anyway. In second term off-year elections, there gets to be a familiarity factor,” said Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., a potential presidential candidate.

“People have seen and heard (Bush’s) ideas long enough and that enters into their thinking. People are kind of, ‘Well, I wonder what other people can do,”’ he said.


but remember, he's a uniter, not a divider

I think this is on the wrong thread because it has no bearing on the UAE matter.
As far as that is concerned, I think GWB was right to want to allow the P&O sale to DWP to go through. The naysayers on both sides are doing long term harm to the US by invoking protectionism.
I cannot believe that the US thinks it can practice isolationism whilst still being the world's largest debtor nation. How much of the UAE's petrodollars will remain in US Bonds?

ford family

 

[wvrevy]

Congratulations on the election!

Wow...7 posts until your first personal attack. I'm impressed.

 

[TCPluto]

Originally Posted by Geoff_M
3) DHL - They fly many tons of cargo into our country each day. They're owned by a foreign entity (Deutsche Post) with the German government as it's largest stockholder. The 9/11 attacks were carried out by the infamous "Hamburg Cell". Germany claims to be our ally, but has been resistent in helping the US in the GWOT. German courts don't have a good track record at punishing the "supporting cast" of the 9/11 attacks. They 9/11 terrorists received money through German banks. etc. etc. If we are to believe people when they raised similar points when refuting the notion their objections to the DPW deal was based in xenophobic knee-jerking, then they should look at DHL with the same jandiced eyes.

I've rarely read so much crap in one post

1) Germany was one the first countries assuring the USA of its unconditional support in the war against terror and our soldiers are still in Afghanistan fighting that war.
2) The terrorists received money through American banks, too.
3) The terrorists had all their pilot training in the USA.
4) The war in Iraq has nothing to do with the war AGAINST terror - it just CAUSED more terror - and before this year it over it will have killed more Americans than 9/11 as the daily deathtoll in Iraq doesn't come to a stop

Your reasoning -although I heavily doubt there was any reason involved- says that, because they used German banks Germany is involved, is like saying that the USA are involved, because the terrorists used Boeing aircraft operated by American carriers

I think you misread the intent of the post. I think he was saying that for the reasons he cited, it would be irresponsible to make the assumptions about Germany.

Regarding the rest of your post, I disagree with #1 and #4.

 

[TCPluto]

Originally Posted by dadto1
Congratulations on the election!

Wow...7 posts until your first personal attack. I'm impressed.

You attack the president , the leader of the free world, and think it is ok.

He attacks you, the leader of your household (I apologize if this is an incorrect assumption), but he's the bad guy and you return the insult.

This is very interesting.....