[Alberta's Child]

Terminals at U.S. ports have been owned by foreign companies for years. Security at U.S. ports is overseen by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (imagine that), which has nothing to do with the companies operating individual container terminals.

DHS now maintains a presence at foreign ports where U.S.-bound cargo originates. How ironic is it that -- despite all the incessant complaints about the U.S. "ceding its sovereignty" in these trade arrangements -- these countries have actually ceded quite a bit of their sovereignty to us?

[DoughtyOne]

Has it escaped you what 19 people did who went through our so-called security processes? You're signing on to a deal that will bring thousands of them into our most concentrated population centers. Even if only 2% are problematic that's going to present a real problem. Who knows which people make up the 2%.

Opinion polls in Middle-Eastern nations show that significant portions of their populace loathes the United States.

Is any of this sinking in?