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Hey Chief;

I think in the "haste to post" on this subject many are running the "Running vs Operating" things together.

The MSM has done it's job on clouding the issue. Almost nowhere do you hear any mention of the local Port Authority, Coast Guard and federal laws. Hardly anywhere is it mentioned the amount of docks per each port that are already under foreign operations/companies. Many do think the ports will become Little Arabia West somehow. Oh, well.

Me, I just feel it should be one way or the other. No special rules for some companies. No to foreign companies or Yes to foreign companies. It is up to Congress to write the laws of this country.

It's been repeatedly pointed out to those who keep perpetuating these threads that there is a tremendous difference between operating the ports and a managing a commercial operation; those facts don't phase them. Nothing changes with port control or security whatsoever.

There are NO U.S. firms in the business of managing these kinds of facilities; they got out of the business because of the unions. All of these commercial operations are already run by foreign companies, including a firm from the UAE and one from Saudi Arabia.

The fact that DP World bid on the purchase isn't surprising; they're very invested in this field and are very good at what they do. So good that the U.S. Navy already relies upon them.