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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
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Originally posted by Memnoch:
I thought these ports had been British operated by P&O for some time now? If the problem was about outsourcing security then shouldn't these questions have been raised back when P&O took over the operation of these ports?
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Which is exactly why I noted that this whole tempest originates from prejudice. As long as some limey was running it, no one cared, but put an arab at the helm and we go nuts. [/QUOTE]Oh come one now! That's a crock. There are enough holes in the deal to warrant rational skeptikism. The implication that if "your are against the port deal you are racist" is simply wrong.
The race card is an over-played weak hand. So I raise the race card with another over-played hand, but one not as weak: The patriot card. Is it patriotic to favor a company owned by a foriegn government over seeking alternatives closer to home? Particularly with regards to something as important to our security and prosperity as the ports on our shores.
[ 02-28-2006, 01:07 AM: Message edited by: Chewbacca ]