Dianavan-

I have to agree with you, the economics is what it's really all about and Bush is right on board now that he's finally been briefed.

Moreover, I find it disturbing that so many quips on this thread just reflect the "terrorism paranoia" that the Bush Adminstration has found useful to generate, and at worse reflect an ugly deeper racism and etnocentrism on the part of regular Mudcat contributors.

I find it interesting that Sen. Susan Collins (a moderate Republican) who is leading the charge to re-examine this decision will be meeting head-on with her former boss and mentor Bill Cohen (former Republican US Senator and Secretary of State under Clinton) who has been hired as a lobbyist for Dubai Ports World (he and his associates are responsible for two published "points of view" in the WALL STREET JOURNAL and the NEW YORK TIMES).

Charley Noble