# Bush vs. American Ports!?!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-vs-american-ports/345581>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 22, 2006, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-vs-american-ports/345581 "2006-02-22T03:46:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-vs-american-ports/345581/1 "2006-02-22T03:46:20Z")

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How can Bush compromise our national security by allowing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) operate them for us? Bush supporters, do you STILL stand by Bush on this decision? If so, why? What if it were the airports instead? Would you STILL feel the same?

- Jinx 😕😕😕😕

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**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-vs-american-ports/345581/2 "2006-02-22T04:06:00Z")

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How does it compromise security? Could you explain?

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-vs-american-ports/345581/3 "2006-02-22T04:13:06Z")

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Moving thread from IMHO to Great Debates.

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**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-vs-american-ports/345581/4 "2006-02-22T04:44:36Z")

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Since we already have a Ports thread here: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=359937](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=359937) and it’s longer, please continue comments of discussion on this topic there.

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