[Petronski]

The quality of the "sources" is irrelevant in this case because this is the natural result of quashing this deal: snubbing allies sometimes ends alliances.

[JamesP81]

The quality of the "sources" is irrelevant in this case because this is the natural result of quashing this deal: snubbing allies sometimes ends alliances.

Snubbing allies? Since when in the Hell do they have some God-given right to operate our ports? This is about BUSINESS, not alliances or friends. And it's bad business, at that.