Courtesy of DRUDGE REPORT:
Bush called reporters at about 2.30 ET aboard Air Force One to issue a very strong defense of port deal… MORE… He said he would veto any legislation to hold up deal and warned the United States was sending ‘mixed signals’ by going after a company from the Middle East when nothing was said when a British company was in charge… Lawmakers, he said, must ‘step up and explain why a Middle Eastern company is held to a different standard.’ Bush was very forceful when he delivered the statement… ‘I don’t view it as a political fight,’ Bush said…. MORE… MORE…
Precisely, and I’m glad he said it. Middle Eastern companies should not be held up to arbitrary standards.
“Arab” does not equal “terrorist”.