[finnman69]

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.

If you really want to get into it, Port Security is a joke period. 2% of containers get inspected. TWO PERCENT. Whether or not it's an American, or British or UAE compant managing the port is moot. The containers are still loaded in foreign ports.

Its physically impossible to inspect every container coming to the US, and frankly way too late if a bomb does get loaded on a ship, and is detonated before it is even subject to a 2% chance of being inspected.

The only good and sane defense in this case is a good offense, which is just another reason why Islamist terrorism needs to be taken on overseas.

[markedman]

"The only good and sane defense in this case is a good offense, which is just another reason why Islamist terrorism needs to be taken on overseas."

Amen to that!

We also need to restart our own merchant fleet which was decimated to make the free traders happy. Now it is a rare site to sea a US ABS (Able Bodied Seaman) working a container ship.