The Anti-Sam Brownback Blog

While he had tried to stay out of the brouhaha surrounding the port deal, Senator Sam Brownback today stated that he didn’t know what to do about the sale:

“There are things that compete back and forth” in the Dubai situation, said Sen. Sam Brownback. The United Arab Emirates, home country of the proposed buyer, supports boycotting Israel in opposition to America, he said. On the other hand, “the UAE has worked with us on the war on terrorism,” he said. “This needs to have a very public review.”

Brownback is again walking a very fine line. He has enjoyed an unusual level of support from the Jewish community for his hawkish views in the middle east. This could wane if he came out in support of a company that is boycotting Israel. I do agree with him that the entire back room deal needs some very public examination.