Before 9-11 how many imagined terrorists could have pulled off something like that? Tom Clancy? Tom Clancy had that scenario in one of his books, why would have anyone thought it was impossible? 9-11 was really pretty easy for the blowbots to plan and execute. The way one should look at this port deal is does it give America's enemies an easier inside track or or a harder one? I don't think anyone could argue having the UAE run these port operations would make it harder for America's enemies to ship nasties into the US. It can only make it easier. It wouldn't take to many insiders or players to set up an inside track, a couple shipping containers full of nasties and you have another potential 9-11 size event. A half dozen of America's enemies embedded in this UAE deal working with others embedded in an Arab owned shiping line would be very possible, who's going to deny that possibility? You have to think like a terrorist on this one, would Osama be for this deal or against it? Sure the port security is still a US function, but how good is the security? Is it 100%? It better be if we are going to allow an easier inside track into the US for America's enemies.
Draft Halliburton for the job.
Draft Halliburton for the job. Sounds good to me.
Have them take over all those Chinese-run terminals on the West Coast and the Chinese-run shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, too.