[narby]

No matter how many assurances we are given that our government will remain in charge of this security, the cargo will be managed and coordinated by a foreign-owned company whose country has anything but a strong record in preventing terrorism.

Kinda like the UK, that owns these businesses now?

Actually, I think having the UAE run it will concentrate our efforts to keep things secure, which they aren't now. At the same time, it gives motivation to the UAE to help us shut down terrorism worldwide, lest they lose their business.

In the end, I don't think it matters who writes the paychecks of the longshoremans union. If terrorists want to sneak in stuff, they will, probably over the Canadian border that we aren't watching at all.

[RegulatorCountry]

"Actually, I think having the UAE run it will concentrate our efforts to keep things secure"

I'm not specifically picking on you, but this argument ... I've seen it many times before in the past week or two, and the logic is so convoluted as to boggle the mind. I guess nothing focuses attention upon ports like having a Muslim nation heavily involved in them, huh?

And why would that be?

[american spirit]

Talking about keeping things secure, I wonder why there hasn't been a similar backlash against the Chinese controlling ports on the west coast?

[politeia]

Kinda like the UK, that owns these businesses now?

Does the British government own the company that has been managing the port operations? I have not seen that claim. I have seen many, including the President, seek to compare these two companies, and countries, but one cannot compare a government owned company with a privately held one.

[Iscool]

At the same time, it gives motivation to the UAE to help us shut down terrorism worldwide, lest they lose their business.

The UAE continues to support terrorism in Israel...Why would you think they want to shut down terrorism...

Money obviously isn't an issue...They have more money than they can count...

[savedbygrace]

Actually, I think having the UAE run it will concentrate our efforts to keep things secure, which they aren't now.

By the same reasoning, would you rent a room to a rapist, on the theory that things would be safe because you'd be keeping a closer eye on him since you know he's a rapist?

[Howlin]

No matter how many assurances we are given that our government will remain in charge of this security, the cargo will be managed and coordinated by a foreign-owned company whose country has anything but a strong record in preventing terrorism.

I wonder why he's not worried about the security at the terminals in UAE?