Quote Originally Posted by Papewaio
I am not against ruling out individuals who have done wrong. I am against blanket blame on groups because of the actions of individuals. To say that all UAE citizens and companies are terrorists because of the actions of a few is wrong. To ban Osama Bin Laden from buying the ports would be the sane and just thing to do.

BTW the head of the IAEA is Egyptian...
Well, if you have the time to dig and research the personal history, views and actions of each and every individual you meet or hear about in the press, your work and home life keep you far less busy than mine keep me.

We all stereotype. Conservative Texas lawmaker, long history of business dealings with the oil industry. Has ties to conservative religious groups and has announced on more than one public occassion that he feels that God has a special plan for America. Who am I talking about, George W Bush? A Republican for sure, right? Nope. Lloyd Bentson.

I don't have it in for Arabs and I don't have it in for the UAE. One more time, read what I wrote. I said I could understand, for reasons other than racist greed which you immediately jumped to. I also said I couldn't see how they, or anyone, could do much worse of a job than is currently going on.

But let's not kid ourselves here. There is a large portion of the Middle East that hates America and would happily do us harm, and they've worked themselves into such a tizzy about it, they've convinced themselves that killing Americans is a good thing. Some of their anger is justifiable, some stems from jealousy and envy. It may be just a minority, as we frequently hear, but it's not like you can tell who's capable of violence and who can't before they act.