World Ports are obviously an international business and the operations in those ports are run by international interests; both here and there. We cannot shut out the world, while simultaneously demanding they buy from us? UAE is a wealthy nation; it would be nice to sell them more stuff there and get some of that oil money flows back in goods we sell them.

The UAE Port Operations controversy is silly sound and Fury really. The shipping Business and ports are an international affair. You cannot ask the Middle East to play with us and then shut them out as they do. We spend money on oil. The Whole world does and we have trade deficit issues all over the world. Much of the money we spend on foreign oil goes thru the UAE banking capital of the middle east, it would be nice to get some of that flow to continue to circulate back through our hands. Additionally other nations we buy from have to buy oil too and if we are not getting those other nations to buy enough of our goods, but they buy oil from the Middle East we have the potential for getting some of that money flow back again thru trade with the UAE. A constant flow around the world in circles is good business and means strong trading partners and good friends.

We want US Products in ship going back to the Middle East filled and to other foreign markets also. This is our goal and we need to work with the rest of the world to insure everyone wins, as that means peace in the world and that world last time I checked included the Middle East. Only folks who are easily swayed by mass media hysteria or are so entrenched in Liberal and Socialist views, ignorant to the actual flows of civilization, international trade or world distribution could hang their hats in opposition to this "Dubai Buy!" Consider this in 2006.

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