[Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin]

Well, there is always the possibility that he is right, being that he was a general and all. However, nobody's words are going to convince me that anyone other than loyal U.S. citizens are qualified to have access(in any shape or form)to our ports, or any part of America, most especially after 9-11.

[LeoWindhorse]

"being that he was a general"
Franks was 'the' general , at that time.
He was in the position to have near total oversight on every aspect of our deployed forces. He is also not a political shill these days , so I trust him.
But truly ,with the sneaky Syrians and the other master smugglers in the middle east we need to arrive at the place where EVERY container and every ship gets some kind of going over or complete clearance. We cannot afford even one mistake.
The question is , I guess, would the port masters have the ability to dance 'something' through security ? They would stand everything to lose themselves , but not their lives probably.