[seanmerc]

You have consistently missed the big picture. It goes beyond this particular deal.

[CWOJackson]

Actually the big picture is simple. DP World bin on a contract and won. They were vetted using the same process all such previous contracts were vetted.

In this position DP World will simply provide the same services in these ports that they currently provide our military forces in the war on terror.

DP World will have absolutely no operational control of any U.S. port or it's security, they will manage commercial concerns within some U.S. ports under the same rules and regulations as all the rest of the foreign owned providers.

There is nothing unusual in this deal. The process worked...and some individuals with a political agenda are manufacturing a non-crisis from it.

Actually it's pretty simple.