More on the Merits of the Port Deal

Let's not be knee-jerk Ugly Americans on the merits of the port deal, but recognize an ally.

Mansoor Ijaz, in National Review supports the President's approval, but has words for Capitol Hill:

Washington's bout with Islamophobia also ignores the reality of Dubai's future direction. A metropolis already, it is rapidly becoming the prototype city-state that could serve as an important example for the future in Muslim societies bedeviled by high unemployment, low literacy rates, bad trade policies, and authoritarian political structures. It is managed and led by a cadre of young, highly educated Arab and Muslim professionals who seek to transform the world's stereotype of Islam by developing and running businesses transparently, with integrity and with an increasingly democratic and accountable corporate culture.