Originally posted by TexasRealtor: The facts: *2 of the 9/11 terrorists were from the UAE *The money that funded 9/11 was laundered in the UAE *The UAE have been the closest Arab ali of the US since 9/11 *The banking system in the UAI was reformed since 9/11 *The UAE allowed the US to establish an airbase since 9/11 *Almost 1/3 of US ports are run by foriegn corps/govts *Nobody complained when Clinton allowed China to take over management of certain US ports *The larger Port companies, like the Dutch, did not want to deal with the longshoreman's union