The Dubai and US Ports Debacle

Just to be clear, I'm not unilaterally opposed to the operation of certain US ports by the UAE just because Arabs are part of the UAE. These days, I suspect I'd be much happier to allow moderate Muslims to operate something than any of our nutso fascist Christian idealogues.

In fact, I wasn't opposed to the whole ports thing at all until President (man, it still hurts to type his name six-plus years later) Bush told us we WERE going to have UAE control of U.S. ports NO MATTER WHAT.

His reticence to hear any dissenting opinions on this - no surprise from this administration - bothers the hell out of me. Which makes me wonder who the fuck is behind all this.