Deal, or No Deal?

I hae to admit, when I first heard the story break, I thought that it was absurd and President Bush would surely come out against the proposal. When I then heard that President Bush was in favor of the port deal which consists of a UAE company purchasing a port security company from the UK which handles up to 6 ports in the US I thought I might have heard wrong and it was another Harriet Meiers moment. However after educating myself on the topic I have come to realize that any concerns that I might have had, the US government including the DHS, CIA and FBI have already had and investigated the situation enough to find that there is no direct or as far as we know indirect threat to the security of the United States in allowing this business deal from taking place.

President Bush came out in force today saying he would veto any legislation that opposed the sale. I think that this is one of those times when we as conservatives must trust President Bush in his decision. Not to say that we should just blanketly trust whatever the President of government says; but President Bush had made clear his committment to securing this nation and the people within its borders. After hearing that the situation has been full observed and found to not be a threat to the security of the nation I also find myself in favor of the deal so that we can secure another friend and fellow nation dedicated to fighting the war on terror.

Last thing we want to do is alienate another potential ally in the war on terror esp. from that region of the world where they could play a vital and important strategic role in helping us combat this new age threat.

Freedom of Speech: Only Applicable in USA

With the recent uproaring from Muslims in the middle east referring to the cartoon which shows the prohpet Muhammad in a less than favorable light the rest of the world is beginning to realize that Islam might not be the religion of peace.

Most recently clerics in Pakistan have offered a 1 million dollar reward for the killing of the cartoonist who first illustrated the cartoon in question. Sounds like a peaceful reilgion to me! Has anyone ever heard of a current legitimate Christian leader calling for the death of a cartoonist over a cartoon which showed Christ or John the baptist or Moses in a context which was humorous? I think you will find the answer is no.

The world needs to realize that radical Islam is a real dangerous threat to the world. It is a dangerous threat to any people or nation that wishes to live in any form of democracy where all freedoms are enjoyed. If Islam truly were the relgion of peace why are we seeing people, children even being killed in the streets due to rioting by radical Islamists?! I applaud the running of the cartoon in the Weekly Standard as well as the student run paper at Harvard which have not allowed violence to stamp out the freedom of the press and expression.

I only wish that more American Muslims would stand up and speak out against this violence. These radical Muslims are unfairly painting the picture of what Islam is.