How much has congress cut the budget of the Coast Guard this year? How can citizens (or congress or the president) expect them to do the job of checking every container in every port, without increasing their budget, in order to make the ownership of foreign port facilities palatable to the American people?
Funny thing, they're talking about breaking up the deal so several American companies can take over the contracts, but the only way smaller companies will be able to compete will be if they cut costs (employees) and instead go mechanical. Heavy financial investment, but the only way they would be able to meet the contracted prices.