Frist calls for halt to UAE Port deal

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What's the difference if they were blocked, or just backed off due to protests? It shows that the scrutiny over our ports didn't just start the second someone said Arab.

Of course a front page news story is going to get more attention - but we know Burbank already has some OCD issues that forces him to make a post everytime he finds out about some privitized, outsourcing type story. You know my problems with the UAE run a little deeper then some Arab-phobia. There is greater awareness for one aspect of a huge problem, that most Americans are overwhelmed in frustrations over. The bottom line is deep down in their hearts, the typical American doesn't trust that we really have true allies in the Islamic States. The last thing we should encourage is more entaglements, especially at a time when disengagement, and alternative fuel resources have become popularized terms for a sensible long term goal towards safety. I think the reasons for that distrust are valid. I also think the strong reaction to this story is sincere, and comes from a rare moment of sensible clarity.