The War on Terror is Over!

At least that is what the administration believes. The administration has approved a deal for UAE owned Dubai Ports World to purchase P&O shipping. P&O is currently British owned and controls several east coast ports including New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, a U.S. inter-agency panel that reviews security implications of foreign takeovers of strategic assets, already reviewed the transaction and did not object.

Despite that review, some Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress urged the Bush administration to conduct a more rigorous review. They expressed fears that the UAE was used as a conduit for parts used for nuclear proliferation and that the local banking system had been abused by financiers with possible links to terrorist organizations.

U.S. officials have said the UAE has been a solid and cooperative partner in the fight against terrorism, and have praised the UAE for steps to protect its booming financial sector against abuse by terrorism financiers.

Money for the September 11 attacks was wired through the UAE's banking system, according to U.S. officials. Two of the September 11 hijackers were UAE citizens.

According to Reuters , Democratic Senators were not notified of our outstanding victory and are pressing to stop the deal.

So, is the administration stupid? Do they want to see a major US city nuked or is there really not a terror threat? What's the truth? You decide.