Now, if you wish legislation tht would require US cargo terminal operators to be American companies, maybe that would be acceptable, providing that it could be done in a way that conforms to our treaty obligations.
BUT, it is a dramatic step away from the way our ports have been operated for half a century.
And, it leads to other conundrums. How do you define an "American company"? Can there be NO ownership of shares in such a company by any foreigner? What about shares in the stock of a company that itself owns some shares in the terminal operator?
How about the ships themselves? Do you want to let foreign ships into our ports? If so, why? Are you not concerned with our national security? You say you are?
If the shipping companies that operate the shipping lines can't be trusted to run their own terminal operations in US ports, how can they be allowed to bring their insecure ships into our ports at all?
Listen, your positions are nonsense. I know I'm not going to change any minds on this, because opposition to the "ports deal" is not based on reason. It is pure yahooism. It is harming our national interests. It is playing to both Democrats and terrortist who once again see a confluence of interests.