Dubai Ports World
At first I was against this deal. It just felt wrong, but as it turns out the company will not be handling the security for United States Ports at all. Instead, that will be handled as it always has been by the Coast Guard.
It seems many of us have a gut reaction to this that stems from an innate mistrust of the Islamic world. While such a reaction is understandable, especially since all of the 9/11 terrorists were Arabs from Saudi Arabia, it is not always fair and we should deal with it on an individual basis. If the company were handling security, the deal should be shot down, but as it turns out, they're not. There should be no problem in letting them run the parts of the six American ports they'll gain control of.
It seems many of us have a gut reaction to this that stems from an innate mistrust of the Islamic world. While such a reaction is understandable, especially since all of the 9/11 terrorists were Arabs from Saudi Arabia, it is not always fair and we should deal with it on an individual basis. If the company were handling security, the deal should be shot down, but as it turns out, they're not. There should be no problem in letting them run the parts of the six American ports they'll gain control of.
posted by The Sinister Porpoise | 4:24 AM
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