[LeoWindhorse]

the proposal on the ports is not one of farming out the security aspects , but allowing the UAE based company handle day-to-day port running operations , loading & unloading of ships , who is a what pier ,where things are stocked until further shipping ,etc. Former General Tommy Franks went on Fox
and said that not only had he seen the UAE people to be valuable , even indispensable , allies since the WoT kicked off , but that they did a phenomenal job running their own ports and handling all such ops for the US Navy and regional
WoT related supply needs. Personally, I believe the man , and I am willing to take his word for it . But I do not live in a US port in question either .....

[Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin]

Well, there is always the possibility that he is right, being that he was a general and all. However, nobody's words are going to convince me that anyone other than loyal U.S. citizens are qualified to have access(in any shape or form)to our ports, or any part of America, most especially after 9-11.