[RS]

"Where should the United States draw the line on privatization? Are we selling our security with our infrastructure? "

Dumb quesitons ...

What ? Are we worried the Australians are going to pick up the toll road and plop it down outside Sydney ?

Everyone forget the big Japanese buying spree over here not that many years ago - when shortly thereafter they sold everything back to us at a BIG loss ?

[hedgetrimmer]

Are we worried the Australians are going to pick up the toll road and plop it down outside Sydney ?

No, but in a war time scenario, they could certainly forbid the passage of US military vehicles on the road, if they wanted to.

When the federal or state governments build and maintain the roads, passage is free for anyone and everyone. It is a construct that bolsters the constitutional guarantee of freedom of movement. Foreign ownership of roads, ports and other vital infrastructure violate the basic concepts of the Constitution and our INDEPENDENCE from foreign governments and interests, as declared by the Declaration of Independence. All those in favor of foreign ownership of major transportation corridors are following Bill Clinton's admonition that America must become interdependent, America must become ordinary and our ability to stand apart must be erased.

[hedgetrimmer]

Everyone forget the big Japanese buying spree over here not that many years ago

They bought before Bush I's EO, and if I recall correctly they bought golf courses, resorts and the Rockefeller center. Japan did not purchase strategic assets, it was forbidden at the time. They also purchased shares in some silicon valley companies, but because of federal regulation, had to remain minority owners, if I recall correctly.