Comments on: UAE Ports Deal http://www.markturner.net/2006/02/27/uae-ports-deal/ Perspectives from a Raleigh geek Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:32:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Wade Minter http://www.markturner.net/2006/02/27/uae-ports-deal/#comment-1802 Wade Minter Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1802 I'd say it's more than grandstanding - it's Bush's culture of "post-9/11" fear coming back to bite him on the ass. Years of "OH MY GOD THE ARABS ARE COMING TO KILL US ALL" have served him well, but now that he wants to reward his business buddies, he's finding that, surprise surprise, people don't want to give up anything to "The Arabs" Live by the fear, die by the fear. I’d say it’s more than grandstanding - it’s Bush’s culture of “post-9/11″ fear coming back to bite him on the ass. Years of “OH MY GOD THE ARABS ARE COMING TO KILL US ALL” have served him well, but now that he wants to reward his business buddies, he’s finding that, surprise surprise, people don’t want to give up anything to “The Arabs”

Live by the fear, die by the fear.

]]> By: lovelace http://www.markturner.net/2006/02/27/uae-ports-deal/#comment-1803 lovelace Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1803 See my <a href="http://clubjuggler.livejournal.com/101518.html">recent post about this</a> referencing <a href="http://www.defectiveyeti.com/archives/001599.html">Defective Yeti's take on it</a>. Any resemblance to the real Master Control Program is purely coincidental, of course... :-P See my recent post about this referencing Defective Yeti’s take on it.

Any resemblance to the real Master Control Program is purely coincidental, of course… :-P

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