Bush ok's Dubai to purchase US millitary vehicle manufactring plants

[e-brake]

President Bush is expected on Friday to announce his approval of a deal under which a Dubai-owned company would take control of nine plants in the United States that manufacture parts for American military vehicles and aircraft, say two administration officials familiar with the terms of the deal, the NEW YORK TIMES will report Friday.

The officials, who were granted anonymity so they could speak freely about something the president had not yet announced, said that the final details had not yet been set and that Bush might put conditions on the transaction to keep military technology in the United States.
But his action is almost certain to attract scrutiny in Congress, because of the political furor that erupted over the administration’s approval of a deal earlier this spring that would have given another Dubai-owned company, Dubai Ports World, leases to operate several American port terminals through its acquisition of a British company, the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.
In this case, the plants in question are owned by Doncasters Group Ltd., a British company that is being purchased for $1.2 billion from the Royal Bank of Scotland Group by Dubai International Capital, which is owned by the United Arab Emirate government.

[shonuf]

what?

so terrorists are gonna be making our fighting machines?

sounds good to me.

[Nyteshade]

Originally Posted by shonuf

what?

so terrorists are gonna be making our fighting machines?

sounds good to me.

What a great mature stance to take. They're from the Middle East so they're terrorists.

[shonuf]

well not so much terrorists, but why would we let any other company from another country make our fighting weapons?

what if we let germany make our weapons in 1929, what do you think would of happened?

i dont care if they are the best people in the world, you let someone else clean your gun?

pack your parachute?

[e-brake]

Originally Posted by shonuf

well not so much terrorists, but why would we let any other company from another country make our fighting weapons?

what if we let germany make our weapons in 1929, what do you think would of happened?

i dont care if they are the best people in the world, you let someone else clean your gun?

pack your parachute?

china has been making a huge chunk of our millitary supples for 10 years now. We couldnt have invaded Iraq without all the Chinese made uniforms, boots, gun cleaning kits, tents, etc.

[shonuf]

Originally Posted by e-brake

china has been making a huge chunk of our millitary supples for 10 years now. We couldnt have invaded Iraq without all the Chinese made uniforms, boots, gun cleaning kits, tents, etc.

yeah i realize that.

let me know when a tent misfires.

or when a pant leg falls off.

apples and orange's

you wanna make pants china go ahead, you wanna make missiles for us, um no thanks.

just like i wont be going for china making us tanks,hummers, or anything else that transports our troops or is NEEDED in war to survive(like guns not underwear)

[kalamu]

Originally Posted by shonuf

what if we let germany make our weapons in 1929, what do you think would of happened?

weren't you the one that mentioned apples and oranges? your quote is an example of apples and oranges.

i want to question this choice... but i don't see what the problem is here. if someone can come up with something other than "terrorists," please let me know.

[e-brake]

Originally Posted by shonuf

yeah i realize that.

let me know when a tent misfires.

or when a pant leg falls off.

apples and orange's

you wanna make pants china go ahead, you wanna make missiles for us, um no thanks.

just like i wont be going for china making us tanks,hummers, or anything else that transports our troops or is NEEDED in war to survive(like guns not underwear)

Boeing has been working with the Chinese PM jsut this month to open Boeing factories in China.....within 10 years our millitary will be flying chinese made boeing helecopters, firing chinese made rockets.

[Satchel]

Originally Posted by e-brake

china has been making a huge chunk of our millitary supples for 10 years now. We couldnt have invaded Iraq without all the Chinese made uniforms, boots, gun cleaning kits, tents, etc.

that sounds like an argument against to me

[psyon]

Originally Posted by shonuf

well not so much terrorists, but why would we let any other company from another country make our fighting weapons?

cause its cheaper

[Hey Bubu]

Originally Posted by psyon

cause its cheaper

DING!!!

[shonuf]

well then shit, why not just have iran build our nukes for us?

it's cheaper right?

[e-brake]

Originally Posted by shonuf

well then shit, why not just have iran build our nukes for us?

it's cheaper right?

Somehow I dont think I would be suprised if news came out that another nation was building our nukes. Its become irtually impossible to find anything else in America that was actually "Made in the USA" anymore.

[The Real Rick Springfield]

defense contracts awarded to foreign companies:
http://www.publicintegrity.org/pns/l...px?act=foreign

john

[Satchel]

Seems like we have a new breed of protectionism on our hands