Dubai and Iraq - the Double Standard

I think that the real cause of all the controversy over the Dubai deal can be summed up in two words.
Double Standard.

Suppose you had evidence that another country gave direct aid to the 9/11 hijackers.
Would you invade the country, and depose the villains responsible for the aid?
Or would you honor long-standing treaties and alliances, continue to work with them towards an end to terrorism, and allow one of its companies to run some of your seaports?

How many of you said both? Uh-huh.

Suppose you had two countries, one of which had been an ally for pretty much a century, was the source of most of your early colonists, your law, culture, and ethics,
and another who has only financial ties to your country, whose people almost certainly want your country and its culture eradicated, and whose leaders see you more as a fat purse than as a friend.

How many of you would consider them to be exactly alike? Uh-huh.

The Bush government has been pushing the 9/11 button for years. They have issued colored warnings, used it in rally after rally, justified illegal wiretaps and torture with it.
The whole 9/11 message consists of "There are nations out there that want to destroy us. We must do whatever we must to survive."
The ports deal message consists of "Being a nation that wants to destroy us is no big deal. We can still do business, even business that affects the security of our borders."

Double Standard.