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Arellia
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 Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:02 pm Bush Sells Military Parts Company to Dubai |
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| Quote: | Bush backs Dubai firm's plant operations
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WASHINGTON (AP) � President Bush on Friday approved a deal for a Dubai-owned company to take control of some U.S. plants that manufacture parts for American military contractors.
The proposed deal, Bush said at a news conference, "has been looked at very carefully." He said he had "signed off on it this morning because I am convinced at the recommendation of the CFIUS committee as well as our military that it is a sale that should go through."
CFIUS, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, is charged with reviewing foreign transactions that touch on military or security matters.
Initial reactions from Congress indicated that there would not be the opposition to the deal that prevented another Dubai-based company from taking over operations of several U.S. ports.
"This investigation was a significant improvement over what happened before," House Homeland Security Chairman Peter T. King, R-N.Y., said in a statement. "It's been much more thorough, much more detailed."
"This was a transaction that was thoroughly reviewed and closely scrutinized," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said in confirming the deal. "In the view of the committee, it does not compromise our national security."
As a condition of the president's approval, the company signed an agreement that promised an uninterrupted supply, McClellan said. The White House was in the process of informing key members of Congress of the president's decision.
House leadership aides, speaking on condition of anonymity, said lawmakers from both parties on the relevant committees had been briefed on the deal, and had agreed that necessary safeguards were in effect. They said there had been numerous contacts with the administration.
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., a leading opponent of the port deal, also said he did not plan to oppose the transaction. "There are two differences between this deal and the Dubai Ports deal," he said in a statement. "First, this went through the process in a careful, thoughtful way; and second this is a product not a service and the opportunity to infiltrate and sabotage is both more difficult and more detectable."
CFIUS began its review of the transaction on Jan. 28 and made its recommendation to Bush on April 13. He had 15 days to make a decision, a timeframe that expired Friday.
The decision follows a political uproar earlier this year after Bush backed a deal allowing another Dubai-owned company to operate several major U.S. port terminals. The company, DP World, decided to sell the U.S. operations that it acquired in its purchase of a British firm to an American firm after Republicans and Democrats in Congress balked, saying the transaction could compromise America's security interests.
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- http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-04-28-bush-dubai_x.htm?POE=click-refer
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Lord Borg
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| Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:06 pm |
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This is nuts! How could he do that?
Someone told me that the Dubai supports terrorist! 
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Republican_Man
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| Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:07 pm |
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They have, but they've also been a good ally. If we lost them we'd lost a strategic CIA center there. We need to keep them as friends, but is this a good idea? Military weapons parts? NO.
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Arellia
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| Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:08 pm |
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They openly funded Hamas. I don't call that an ally. I don't care much for the friendship... I thought we didn't aid countries that condone terrorism? I thought we considered that terrorism.
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Lord Borg
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| Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:10 pm |
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| Exalya wrote: | | They openly funded Hamas. I don't call that an ally. I don't care much for the friendship... I thought we didn't aid countries that condone terrorism? I thought we considered that terrorism. |
I thought that too, but I guess we were wrong
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Republican_Man
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| Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:12 pm |
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Well, I think that perhaps that, when alliances reel greatly positive benefits, such as the CIA center there and everything, there might need to be some slight exceptions.
But does that mean we should do this? HECK NO! They do have ties to terrorism! This is dangerous!
Bad move. Bad move.
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webtaz99
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| Sat Apr 29, 2006 7:42 am |
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1) A lot hinges on exactly what parts we're talking about. It could be something like O-rings or ball bearings - so what?
2) This is certainly not top-secret type stuff, and we certainly could produce it ourselves, but this gives the Dubai government a chance to show that they are trustworthy. It could also be part of a continuing effort to "get 'em on our side".
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TrekkieMage
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| Sat Apr 29, 2006 5:34 pm |
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You'd think they'd have learned their lesson about outsourcing these kinds of things...
However, I agree with webtaz99 about the parts. What kind of parts are we talking about here? How vital are they to the running out our military?
I also don't like the fact that we're outsourcing any more jobs...I thought the administration was trying to improve employment on this side of the world?
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Republican_Man
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| Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:04 pm |
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I do concur as well. If these parts are nothing overly important, then it would not be a bad thing to work with them on this, per se. Though I do still urge caution.
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TrekkieMage
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| Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:17 pm |
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I just get frustrated that they say something is happening, and don't give any more info than that. It would really help if they would tell us what we are outsourcing, especially since I don't see how it would affect our National security to release that info.
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Lord Borg
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| Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:38 pm |
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They support terrorist openly. Outscourcing anything to them is enexcusible, and a "CIA office" is just a bull reason to do that.
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LightningBoy
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| Mon May 01, 2006 12:09 am |
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I've heard a number of people mention that Dubai has links to terrorism. I'd like to see this claim substantiated. The government of Dubai is a loyal US ally, and a trustworthy one at that.
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Republican_Man
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| Mon May 01, 2006 12:12 am |
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Want substantiation? Read the 9/11 Report and count how many times Dubai appears in it.
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