I have read on other threads that no US company was interested in buying this. In fact, this is one foreign company selling to another foreign company.
Should the US govt tell the first foreign owner that it can't sell to the second foreign company?
Should the US govt step in in buy the company and operate it?
Should the US govt convince/subsidize a US company to buy this?
Bottom line.....These Arab oil countries are floating in US dollars. They are going to use them to buy assets. If we want them to continue to take these dollars we will have no choice but to let them buy what they want. By running a 700 billion trade deficit every year, we are behind the eight ball!!
Why not ? Vital services such as public utilities are heavily regulated in the public good.
Should the US govt convince/subsidize a US company to buy this?
Why not ? National security comes well ahead of common senseless "free market at all costs" libertarianism.