Dubai

goes
bye-bye

By John Breneman

President Bush today declared "mission accomplished"
in the Dubai ports deal, calling the Arab company’s decision
to divest its U.S. holdings a victory in his new campaign
to avoid a Republican Party civil war.

Bush said the collapse of the Dubai Ports World deal, though
it may SEEM like another example of stone-cold administration
incompetence, is actually a blessing because it removes a
potential distraction from the even more vital Halliburton-Iraq
Civil War deal.

The president reiterated that, as soon as he became aware
of the controversial ports contract, he immediately conducted
a thorough security review to determine whether it increased
his vulnerability to external political attack.

He also reminded fellow Republicans that he is not afraid
to deploy a pre-emptive veto in a ham-handed attempt to squelch
insurgent activity within the GOP.