I thought I'd heard him on Brit's show too, txrangerette, saying he was opposed to the deal. Thanks for confirming that.
You're welcome, Peach. I don't mean to tar a fine man by saying this, but a partial analogy {in reverse} would be to Kerry's "I voted for it before I voted against it".
Charles was against the original decision by the group that ok'd it, but he thinks now it is better for it to go ahead than to stop it. And he gives his reasons. He is seldom knee-jerk but always supports himself coherently and cogently, even if I occasionally disagree with him. In this instance his last conclusion is his best one, from what I can gather.
This company does port operations around the world including shipping into American ports, and they know what measures we require at the point of origin RIGHT NOW, AND THAT IS MUCH (though not all) OF OUR SECURITY PLAN.