The Bush presidency is one of those historical enigmas, a mistake of logic, that will be discussed and studied for many years to come.
The recent UAE ownership of American port management (and security) is a recent example of how this administration was simply not meant to be. Yesterday, Bush adamantly states that the contract was a "good thing to America" and to "trust him". He also said he would counter any attempt by Congress to put it on hold by hitting any such attempt with a veto. This morning, his people say the President was "not aware" of the involvement of the UAE.
What? If he did not know about it, why was he so adamantly defending it the day before? Is he really so foolish? Oh, yeah. The main thing to remember about Bush and Cheney is that they simply cannot admit they made a mistake. They will defend this decision no matter what happens.
I was surprised to learn that we outsource the management of our ports to other nations at all, regardless of which ones Christian, Muslim, or Hindu. It seems ridiculous to me.
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