The ports deal goes down so Bush pushes for another deal with Dubai–

President Bush is expected on Friday to announce his approval of a deal under which a Dubai-owned company would take control of nine plants in the United States that manufacture parts for American military vehicles and aircraft, say two administration officials familiar with the terms of the deal.

The officials, who were granted anonymity so they could speak freely about something the president had not yet announced, said that the final details had not yet been set and that Mr. Bush might put conditions on the transaction to keep military technology in the United States.

But his action is almost certain to attract scrutiny in Congress, because of the political furor that erupted over the administration’s approval of a deal earlier this spring that would have given another Dubai-owned company, Dubai Ports World, leases to operate several American port terminals through its acquisition of a British company, the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.

Dubai Ports agreed to drop the port deal after it became clear that Republicans were abandoning Mr. Bush and opposing the takeover.

I don’t know exactly why Bush has such a hard on to get Dubai in his country but it has to be a real doozie. I wonder if the proper channels are being ignored again or if they will actually do things right this time. Of course I doubt Congress has been kept in the loop because Bush is a dangerous dictator that does not believe in the constitution or a balance of powers.