RE: Can someone exlpain this to me?

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Yes, I think you are missing the point. :-)

I think that if read the article, you'd find a particularly
interesting passage that stated:

[snip]

Several lawmakers, including Representative Peter T. King of Long Island, who is chairman of the House Homeland 
Security Committee, and Senator Charles E. Schumer, have criticized the administration for its approval of the deal, 
saying it was done too quickly and without enough scrutiny of the ramifications for security at American ports.

[snip]

The problem, my young friend, is that this is yet another example
of critical security decisions being made in a vacuum, without
proper vetting --  otherwise known as 'adult supervision'.

- ferg



-- "Ryan Counts" <rcounts () parkplacetexas com> wrote:

I guess I'm missing the point here, but it seems as if we have a problem
with a British (foreign) company being bought by another foreign
company.  So it's alright if British companies run ports in the US, but
not alright for Dubai (or Middle Eastern?) companies?  Would the same
stink be raised if a German company was the buyer?  How about an Israeli
company?  I honestly don't see a problem here; can someone enlighten me?
I mean, I could see a problem if those shifty Canadians were trying to
sneak in...

[snip]

--
"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


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