Comments on: GOP Governors Oppose Dubai Firm Running U.S. Ports

By: Herb

Herb — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:40:57 +0000

This entire mess is unbelievable,

If Jimmy Carter is in favor of this deal, that should send a loud and clear message to the White House, that it is not s good deal for our country.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:11:28 +0000

Atrios was being ironic, no doubt, but he's almost certainly right. Or, more precisely, Congress delegates such things to the Executive branch routinely. It would be inconceivable to require an Act of Congress every time ownership of a company doing contracting work for the government--in this case, apparently under state auspices--changed.

By: Anderson

Anderson — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 01:56:54 +0000

I loved Atrios's comment to the effect that the President's Article II authority OBVIOUSLY empowers him to assign our port security to a UAE-owned company, without even needing Congressional approval ....

By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:15:12 +0000

Yes, we should trust the UAE. After all Rumsfeld says they are good guys and they are pals of the Bush admin. Of course Rumsfled used to say pretty much the same thing about Saddam...

By: mary

mary — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:13:17 +0000

Actually, few people would care if the Arabs are upset with us...Because the British had control of our ports does not excuse the fact that NO foreign countries should have ownership of our ports in the future...AND, Hillary will fight to have this corrected...

By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator

Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 18:25:19 +0000

GOP governors question port plan...

Two Republican governors on Monday questioned a Bush administration decision allowing an Arab-owned ...

By: DC Loser

DC Loser — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 18:19:50 +0000

For once LJD and I are in agreement. We don't need to piss off the UAE, who are our allies in the GWOT at the moment, and we need all the friends in the Arab world we can get. All the oppsition to this sale is just race baiting and political grandstanding by politicians.

By: fizzix

fizzix — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 18:15:45 +0000

As per The Astute Blogger, turn over control of operations to the Danes! They have a large cargo handling company.

By: G A PHILLIPS

G A PHILLIPS — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:32:06 +0000

I think that Walmart should make a bid for the ports, or better yet haliburton.

By: LJD

LJD — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:21:01 +0000

It is truly a political game being played here. As Fersboo points out, the ports are ALREADY turned over to foreigners, the British. Now, we object just because it is an arab company? What, no muslims or extremists in Great Britain?

Unfortunately, we have ALREADY shot ourselves in the foot here. It will be a big insult and point of tension to now turn away from the UAE, where we have troops and support in the GWOT.

Should there be foreign control of our ports? No.
Have we ALREADY screwed this up? Yes.
Is there a price to be paid for our past mistakes? Yes.

By: Fersboo

Fersboo — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:55:44 +0000

Absolutly no forgein control of any american ports Posted by: thunderbird

Then we are in trouble already TBird. Those ports are already under 'control' of a foreign company, if by control you mean that they handle port operations. You see, those ports are currently being operated by a British company and the UAE company is planning on buying the British one, or at least the division that runs port operations. Hopefully you don't really think that the risks involved with the UAE company don't already exist.