Except he is doing no such thing. Our ports remain US ports. It's a management deal. Port Security remains US Customs just like before.
"Except he is doing no such thing. Our ports remain US ports. It's a management deal. Port Security remains US Customs just like before."
Port security as EVERYONE in the whole world now knows is less than acceptable given that only 5% of cargo is scrutinized. That leaves "management" to pick up the slack.
Absolutely right.
The ignorance of so many people on this issue is unbelievable. This story is about as damaging to the credibility of the so-called "conservative media" as the Texas Air National Guard story was to Dan Rather.
The people who are blindly defending this sale to Dubai seem to want us to think that they won't be involved in port/maritime operations and security, and that their ownership is on paper only, like shareholders. This is not true. You're trying to lull everyone with the false notion that the Coast Guard and Customs will be handling everything, and hence we are safe.
The reality is that the Dubai maritime company will be hiring security and dock workers, and will be involved in port security operations. In fact, if this sale is allowed to go through then our Coast Guard and Customs agents will have all the more people to watch and things to do. It's sheer stupidity.