Why Are They Feeding Us Pablum?

In the brouhaha over the Dubai company and our ports, if Mr Bush is to be believed, he knew nothing about the deal before hand, but he's willing to put the weight of the presidency - er, Unitary Executive, behind the deal - using his very first veto. [ooo, pick that toy up and dust it off!] The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are sueing, governors of Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania have "expressed concerns" about the takeover; Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has said he trusts his brother the president on security issues. [That's a big surprise]

Congress is meeting Tuesday to decide weather to pursue the matter, and the Dubai company has stalled the takeover, in an effort to stave off action by congress.

Meanwhile, I keep seeing all these fluff peices in the news, about what a good ally the United Arab Emirates is, and how they will perform in a professional manner.
Here are a few:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1161466,00.html
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/dcf9cd5e-a27e-11da-9096-0000779e2340.html
http://www.antiwar.com/eland/?articleid=8582

The problem with this is that you cannot have it two ways... Either 9/11 was about a war, or it was a crime that required police action. If you go to war, it's not advisable to hand over port security to someone who treats with the other side. UAE is a small and very prosperous country that holds a strategic port open to our military now that we are in Iraq. Before we were there, it was a different story, and after we go, I'm sure that there will be something else to say about the situation.

If, on the other hand, 9/11 was a CRIME, then a forensic investigation should have been performed. The nearest relatives should have been interviewed, the site of the murders should have been processed by forensic experts. The terror network, with help from Interpol and police all over the world [remember, at the time, the world was pouring out a tsunami of support - which crashed onto the huge rocks of the Bush Administration]

None of that was done. Within 24 hours, all of Bin Laden's relatives were whisked through airspace that was closed to all but military traffic, and out of the reach of the police. The site was processed with the aim of recovering victims and their artifacts, to the obliteration of any evidence that would have brought their killers into the light.

War was on, the victors will be the strong and the sadistic, the power mongers and the criminal organizations. The loosers will be you and me, as we see our way of life, our hope of prosperity and freedom and justice all ripped from our fingertips.

Mr Bush says we need not be worried about the security of our ports, and that this company will do a good job. I say: "Mr Bush, you had your choice, you chose war, with your famous statement 'They're either with us or against us!' and now you're stuck with your war, just as we are stuck with it. In a time of war, only Quislings treat with the enemy,and it's been proved that UAE treats with the enemy.

You can't have it both ways, Mr Bush. Sorry...