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The interview with Schumer just went over what we already know, that this deal is insane. It amazes me how many people on here are drunk on the party koolaid. There are a lot of good Republicans behind stopping this deal..its not some scheme to get Hillary in the White House. It looks like another case of follow the money. Is Bush even a Republican anymore? One wonders.

In case any were wondering about the secretive group who approved the deal:

The U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) meets in secret and is headed by Treasury Secretary John Snow. In 2004, DP World purchased part of the American company CSX for over $1 billion. Before he became Treasury Secretary, John Snow was Chairman and CEO of CSX.

The chairman of DP World is Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem. Since this man is about to play a role in protecting our borders from nuclear terrorism and other threats, it's probably worth getting to know him a bit. Here's the link to an interview in which he was asked to rate the corporate threats he faces on a scale of 1-10:
http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content/Interview+with+Sultan+Ahmed+Bin+Sulayem,+Executive+Chairman,+Ports+Customs+and+Free+Zones+Corporation

His response, in descending order of importance:

1. U.S. dollar decline
2. Oil shocks
3. Stagflation
4. Over regulation
5. Pandemics
6. Terrorism
7. Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
8. China
9. Climate change
10. Natural catastrophes

Yeah, looks like his priorities are in order for our security.