With Dubai set to gain access to large US ports, it’s important to give information about this latest sale. Democrats have been against a deal that sells UK based Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. to United Arab Emigrates Royal Family owned Dubai Ports World. The problem does not lie in the fact that this is an Arab nation. But once I heard this, I had reservations. Apparently, Bin Laden was not targeted in 1999 because he was meeting with the UEA royal family. I’m not sure this is a company that should be operating our ports anymore. But Republicans seem hell-bent on getting this deal through. In fact, the president has threatened to veto any legislation to block the deal. Why is he so set against creating security problems? As an excuse to use the Patriot Act, NSA Spying, the War in Iraq, and almost doubling the military budget? I think that’s a good theory.

What I think should happen is that Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. should be bought. By the US Government. Why would we outsource our port security? We monitor our aircraft and airports, police with public police officers…why not protect our own ports? I think terror can be fought with some common sense moves, not by sending out sacrificial lambs to divert fire from America to Iraq.

In a move to distance himself from President Bush, Lieberman put his support behind....President Bush.