Selling our ports for fear

Right now, in the dead of night, with my children sleeping, I am terrified of George W. Bush. I am terrified of his plan to allow the UAE to control American ports. I’m terrified of his motives.

The conspiracy theorist in me is rearing her ugly head. I’m sitting here wondering what possible benefit we would reap from allowing terrorist-sympathizers (at best) free access to some of our largest cities. I doubt very seriously that it’s for money. I believe that George Bush wants another terrorist attack to happen here. I believe he’s counting on it. What better way to take complete control of the country? After 9/11 he tasted the blood of power and he liked it. He has been slowly taking more and more control, but lately he’s been slipping. And nothing he’s said lately has made the populace feel any better about him. Another few thousand lives lost would solidify his power grab. We could lose everything we hold dear.

I know that I’m just a paranoid woman, but I want my children to grow up in the United States of America, as free women. I want them to be able to speak freely, to vote freely, and not worry about a manical tyrant ruling every aspect of their lives. Does that sound crazy? Well, like I said, the conspiracy theorist is alive and kicking tonight. There is really no logical reason why our president would be so willing to give our ports to a country that helped the terrorists that attacked our country.

And though our Congressfolk are starting to show some backbone (how could they not?) this means little to Bush. He is threatening to veto any legislation that would stop , or even slow down, his deal with the devil.

”They ought to listen to what I have to say about this {as they normally have done},” the president said. “They’ll look at the facts and understand the consequences of what they’re going to do. But if they pass a law, I’ll deal with it with a veto.”

Bush, who has never vetoed a bill as president, said on the White House South Lawn: “This is a company that has played by the rules, has been cooperative with the United States, from a country that’s an ally on the war on terror, and it would send a terrible signal to friends and allies not to let this transaction go through.”

Lawmakers from both parties have noted that some of the Sept. 11 hijackers used the United Arab Emirates as an operational and financial base. In addition, critics contend the UAE was an important transfer point for shipments of smuggled nuclear components sent to Iran, North Korea and Libya by a Pakistani scientist. [emphasis mine]

So he will once again go against the will of the people of the United States_[1] to do the bidding of his oil-loving friends. But not just that, in my opinion. There’s a very real chance that terrorists could infiltrate the crews of vessels from the UAE, perhaps with the consent of the UAE, and gain instant and unfettered access to our country. I don’t believe for one second that George Bush has not thought of this and, in fact, is counting on it.

I hope against all hope that our Congressmen/women will continue to stand against the president on this idiotic venture and override his veto. I hope that the American people will flood their representatives and senators with mail and phone calls demanding that they protect us from our power mad executive. No good can possible come of the president getting his way on this one.

Well, no good for anyone but the president and the devil.

_{[1]It’s been noted by some Senators that they’ve never before received as many calls from their constituents as they have over this issue.}

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