If they feel like they have to go through the whole political process in the United States to buy a company, they're going to say, the heck with it. |
My sense is, if the deal would have involved anyone in the world except an Arab country, it would not have raised scrutiny. |
Our concern is that this episode will send exactly the wrong signal not only to Arab investors but to investors around the world. |
There's a sense that there is a double standard here. |
This company played by the rules, and now it looks like the U.S. government is trying to move the goalposts. We're concerned that this could have a very chilling effect on investment in the U.S., particularly from the Arab world. |