I’m going out on a limb and disagreeing with everyone on this issue other than President Bush. The acquisition of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. (P&O) by the Dubai based company Dubai Ports World will have no impact on our national security. If you just skim the issue at a whole, you realize that the only reason why liberals and conservative don’t want DP World to take over is because Dubai is a Muslim country. The funny part is that no one ever said anything when P&O a British Company, where there are over one million Muslims, was in control. Think about this, the same people that said “the United States is making a bad name for it self in the Muslim countries because of war in Iraqi” are the same people that are saying no to the change of guard solely because DP World resides in a Muslim country. How two faced can you get?

Here are some other thought that I have that you should think about.

• Once a ship arrives in a US port is already too late. We should be more worried about ships that are not being check when they leave foreign ports. If DP World operates United States ports and other foreign ports safety may become stronger.
• The port deal would employ the same people that have worked there for years. DP World is not going to fire everyone and place there own workers from there country in the U.S. ship yards. The safety standards that are in place will stay in place. The U.S. Coast Guard and Home Land Security will still do all the checking of ships before entering our harbors.

Wake up; too many times do I hear from the ACLU that republicans and conservatives spend to much time racial profiling. The changing of P&O to DP World is like Borders Book store buying out Barnes and Nobles. They will still sell the same book, in the same manor. Let’s grow up and support President Bush on this issue.

posted by farrelley at 7:32 pm & filed under News |