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To: narby

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


27 posted on 03/01/2006 1:53:59 PM PST by american spirit
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To: american spirit

"I wonder why there hasn't been a similar backlash against the Chinese controlling ports on the west coast?"

There was a huge uproar over the COSCO deal, which was squelched. But, in the meantime, leases were quietly signed. Nobody noticed. They're noticing now.


32 posted on 03/01/2006 1:57:26 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: 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?"

Because unfortunately Bill Clinton sold it to them, and the MSM doesn't care about him. While lots of folks here objected at the time, there were plenty of the free trade crowd patting Billy Jeff on the back even then.

The U.S. government should buy all foreign port operations back, and auction the operating rights of each port to American companies. Plain and simple. It may cost some now, but at least we won't spend money on government investigators' salaries for them to hang out dockside as long as these contracts drag on.


164 posted on 03/01/2006 7:33:24 PM PST by LibertarianInExile (Freedom isn't free--no, there's a hefty f'in fee--and if you don't throw in your buck-o-5, who will?)
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