Bush is right for once

For once I'm siding with George Bush. He is right to not be joining in the silly hysteria over a having a company from a country with "Arab" in their name manage some of our ports.

Nothing in life is sure, but from everything I've heard the United Arab Emigrates is a "strong ally" who can be "trusted", who is competant, and who has proven their loyalty to us a partner in fighting terrorism. There's no doubt that our enemy has become their enemy.

Not only that, because Dubai shares the same culture and religion as our enemies, they are theoretically in a position to do a better job than they could if they were non-Muslim. A "fox" you can trust will always be better at guarding the "henhouse" from other foxes than a non-fox would be.

Showing trust toward this company will frustrate al Qaeda and the Sunni Arab insurgents who will not like it that we have formed a working relationship with one of their own. It will be a strong step in the right direction. It's a window of opportunity to strengthen a bond of friendship in the Arab world.

On the other hand, to reject this company because it comes from a country with "Arab" in their name will only please our enemies and weaken an important ally!