U.S. Department of Transportation MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
http://www.marad.dot.gov/welcome/index.html
MARAD Mission, Goals, and Vision
Mission:
To strengthen the U.S. maritime transportation system - including infrastructure, industry and labor - to meet the economic and security needs of the Nation. MARAD programs promote the development and maintenance of an adequate, well-balanced United States merchant marine, sufficient to carry the Nation’s domestic waterborne commerce and a substantial portion of its waterborne foreign commerce, and capable of service as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency. MARAD also seeks to ensure that the United States maintains adequate shipbuilding and repair services, efficient ports, effective intermodal water and land transportation systems, and reserve shipping capacity for use in time of national emergency.
Goals:
Commercial Mobility:
To Reduce congestion on the nation’s inland waterway, marine and landside infrastructure National Security:
Assure an intermodal sealift capacity to support vital national security interests
Environment:
Formalize environmental considerations in our operations and in our partnerships with other agencies and private stakeholders to streamline processes that lead to environmentally friendly transportation improvements.
Organizational Excellence:
Focus our energies on implementation of the President's Agenda and on continual improvement in our efforts to manage for results. Vision:
A maritime system that serves America with American ships and American labor
You're mistaken that MARAD has nothing to do with US port security. Take a look at the MARAD website.
http://www.marad.dot.gov/Programs/portsecurity.html
Just took a look at your profile -- you're a "passionate supporter of George W. Bush." Well, put down the Kool-Aid. Bush doesn't walk on water.
If Clinton did this you'd scream bloody blue murder.
It's not about Bush. It's about America.
Nobody has the right to sell American security to the highest bidder.
You might have jumped the shark here MNJohnnie, in your quest to bless all things Bush, regardless.