You are making my point. We have companies, such as this one, who are all over the world, even in middle eastern, backwood, third world terror regime countries sending us stuff every day. We have no control over the standards, if any, of terrorists or companies or whoever can hi-jack a boat and wants to try and bring something into this country via our ports. We need at the very least a private, red white and blue US company, a company that has a vested interest in ensuring the safety of the country, with a military cooperative relationship, to be running our ports.
Well, the president just spoke out (see drudge) at the white house.
"Screw you guys, I like people from other countries more than I like you bastards, and who cares, I have secret service and marine and air force protection everywhere I go any way. I'm safe, if the infidels, I mean, American people have a problem with this, they can lobby their Congress, but it won't work, because I will veto it for I am el Presidente la Bus... err, President of the United Emir.., umm, United States of America..."
Ok, maybe I paraphrased, but that was the gist of the speech.
BTW, this company is a state ran company. Several of the 19 9/11 high jackers entered through the United Arab Emirates, money for the attacks was bank rolled through the state banks at the UAE, the UAE was one of only 3 countries to recognize the taliban.
And now the UAE is has your back, you can sleep soundly now knowing the UAE is protecting our ports. At least someone is, I guess.
Brandon K.